Jewish celebrate Purim Festival
THE JEWISH Community of Algarve will be celebrating Purim, one of the most joyous festivals in the Jewish calendar, with a tea party on Sunday, March 5. The festival commemorates
Loulé shepherd loses 23 animals in dog attack
A SHEPHERD from Loulé found the carcasses of 23 of his animals, which appeared to have been the victims of a savage attack by a pack of dogs. The attack,
Much more than just a recipe book
THE WOMEN’S Royal Voluntary Service (WRVS) has recently launched a recipe book. Did you know that pineapples do not ripen after they have been picked, that to ripen green bananas
New budget supermarket for Lagoa
A NEW low cost supermarket will open in Lagoa in June, adjacent to the municipal Bombeiros station, The Resident has learned this week. In recent months, many locals had been
New rent law could cause mass evictions
A LISBON tenants association says that the government’s controversial new rent law could provoke mass evictions. Property owners have also slammed the law after finding out that subsidies for building
New vets in Almancil
NORWEGIAN BORN Dr. Camilla Amundsen and Canadian born Dr. Attila Stewart have taken over Canham Veterinary Clinic from Dr. Steve Wright. They are fully licensed veterinary surgeons, qualified to practise
olympics
Thrills and spills AT THE end of the first week of the world’s greatest winter sport spectacle, Great Britain landed a medal from an unexpected source. Unknown Shelley Rudman hurtled
Police arrest couple selling heroin in Lagos
LAGOS POLICE recently arrested a couple, caught dealing heroin. The couple, residents of Lagos, would buy the drug and prepare it for direct sale to drug addicts in the city
Police catch petrol station hold-up suspects
TWO YOUTHS, a Portuguese aged 18 and a German aged 20 were detained in the borough of Silves last week, suspected of carrying out an armed robbery at a petrol
Portugal’s economic situation calls for investment
Portugal’s economic situation calls for investment in education, quality and overseas markets SEASONED PORTUGUESE economist Dr. José Silva Lopes, currently on the board of directors at Montepio Geral bank, is