AUSTRIA
Abducted girl speaks out Natascha Kampusch made her first appearance on television to tell the world about her eight years in captivity. The 18-year-old appeared composed during her 40 minute
Autumn Festival programme
AFPOP, Portugal’s largest foreign residents’ association, is holding its annual sporting and social event, the Autumn Festival (previously known as Gala Week) at the end of September and the beginning
Bishop Baycroft arrives at St. Vincent’s
Bishop John Baycroft, a former Bishop of Ottawa in Canada, has come to the Chaplaincy of St. Vincent’s Church of England for three months. Bishop Baycroft will guide and assist
Camping in the hills of Silves
CHILDREN FROM the Lagos orphanage spent an enjoyable few days camping at Quinta Linhares in the hills surrounding Silves. Jason and Kaye Kimpton, and their three children Edward, Jordan and
Cercis to Cydonia – Part two
By STUART MERELIE OTHER THAN being stuck in the office writing this article on a bank holiday, I think I am one of the luckier people living in the Algarve
Demands for nuclear reactor to be shut down
An EXPERIMENTAL nuclear reactor in Sacavém, near Lisbon, has been operating for the last 45 years without a licence (see August 11 edition of The Resident). The Ministry of the
Don’t take the risk
HERE AT PDM, we have long advised our clients that they should always use the safes provided in hotels to stash their valuables, and not flash their cash while out
Emergency departments inundated due to heat
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS at hospitals in Beja and Faro have been inundated with patients due to the high temperatures experienced in recent days, confirms the Direcção Geral a Sáude (DGS), the
Fall in number of organ donors
THE NUMBER of human organs being donated in Portugal is insufficient to meet transplant requirements. The fall in the number of kidneys available for transplantation was particularly worrying, said the Organização Portuguesa
Farewell Caroline and Jackson
Caroline England and her beloved three-legged Labrador, Jackson, have left Pet Park boarding kennels in Mexilhoeira Grande, after years of dedicated and compassionate work for the dogs, cats and horses