Bomb scare in Vale do Lobo
An anonymous telephone call claiming that a bomb had been planted in one of the restaurants in the praça (plaza) next to the beach was answered by staff in the
Charity day for animals
A charity day has been organised in aid of the Goldra Animal Sanctuary on Sunday, September 24, starting at 1pm and your support is urgently needed. The venue is Shakespeare’s
Cockle festival in Figueira this weekend
THE VILLAGE of Figueira, in the borough of Portimão, hosts the fourth Festival do Berbigão, (cockle festival) this weekend, September 9 and 10, at the Polidesportivo da Figueira (sports centre).
Counterfeit money operation foiled
The sleepy village of Monte da Estrada in the Alentejo was interrupted from its slumber on September 2, when the Coimbra Polícia Judiciária (PJ) raided a farm and confiscated 7.5
Customs clamp down on luxury cars
IN THE first six months of the year, the Direcção-Geral das Alfândegas e dos Impostos Especiais sobre o Consumo (DGAIEC), Portugal’s Customs and Excise Authority, impounded 461 cars that had
DENMARK
Suspected terrorists arrested Danish police have arrested nine men overnight over an alleged terror plot in the country’s third largest city of Odense. The suspects, thought to be between the
ECO POINT – New recycling taxes and fines
In this new series from The Resident, ECO POINT will look into Portugal’s stance on recycling – what is recycled, how it is recycled and what policies the government has
Faro hospital nurses protest over job uncertainty
NURSES AT Faro Hospital were due to stage a protest on September 6 in order to pressurise the government into offering them increased stability with regards to their employment. Currently,
Film Review – YOU, ME AND DUPREE – By Ruth Sharpe
Owen Wilson triumphs again WITH A cast lineup including Owen Wilson, Matt Dillon, Kate Hudson and Michael Douglas, You, Me and Dupree is expected to be one of the year’s
Good luck Tim
Carvoeiro Tennis Club was the venue for a recent event to wish Tim Saltys success in the next stage of his tennis career, as well as giving him the opportunity