They had the time of their life
Following their second and final performance of Alan Ayckbourn’s play Time of my Life, which played to a full house at the Municipal Auditório in Lagoa on Sunday, November 19,
Thousands protest in Lisbon
THOUSANDS OF demonstrators took to the streets of Lisbon on November 25, protesting against government rationalisation policies for the civil service. Organised by the Portuguese Transport and General Workers’ Union,
UFOs, a subject best left alone ….
SEPARATED FROM the house by 150 metres of drenched greenery, puddles and mud, my office is guaranteed privacy when it rains: a jungle of eucalyptus saplings from the stumps of
ALGARVE EXCLUSIVE
LOCAL RESIDENT David Reid, known to his friends as Irish Dave, has been revealed as a paedophile. The Belfast-born joiner is well-known among residents in Carvoeiro due to his regular
Coming to terms and dealing with depression
By DR GRAHAM DEXTER AND DR JANICE RUSSELL Most people, at some time in their lives, have felt down, fed up, depressed. A few of us suffer with a clinical
Estoi’s old cinema to be refurbished
By CAROLINE CUNHA caroline@portugalresident.com FARO CÂMARA is investing more than 315,000 euros in the refurbishing of Cinema Ossónoba in Estoi. The project is due to begin at the beginning of
FILM REVIEW – A GOOD YEAR
By RUTH SHARPE Not quite vintage AFTER THE astounding success of Gladiator in 2000, director Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe have reunited in the hope of producing something equally monumental.
Flights to Iraq launched
Austrian Airlines will become the first commercial carrier to offer flights to Iraq since the US-led invasion, when it starts services to the northern town of Erbil next month. From
Handy tips for Christmas travellers
Christmas is one of the travel industry’s busiest times – almost everyone wants to go somewhere over the festive period. Here’s our guide to getting to your destination with your
Heathrow services disruptions
Passengers travelling by train to Heathrow face over four months of disruption due to engineering works. Both the Heathrow Express and Connect train services from Paddington will be affected as