New threat to Portugal’s beleaguered beekeepers: ‘marauding’ Spanish bees
On top of all the environmental threats – from Asian killer hornets to chemical fertilizers and mobile phone masts – Portuguese beekeepers have a new headache to try and cope
NATO ambassador gets sanctions lifted over alleged deviation of €400,000
It has always been a very odd story: one of Portugal’s top economic diplomats was ‘in the soup’ (according to the nation’s best-read tabloid) for allegedly ‘deviating’ €400,000 from the
Tejo pollution controversy deepens
With Tejo fishermen trying to sue the Portuguese government for €100 million in damages, the fight to prove who or what is behind the noble river’s systemic pollution has now
“Race to drill for oil” has seen over a billion euros spent, without one drop brought to surface
With sources informing the Resident of a large cross-party group of MPs in Lisbon “fully supporting the anti-oil fight”, combustibles market entity ENMC has published an intriguing new report. Interpreted
Valentine’s 2018 competition – win a romantic dinner for two in the Algarve
Love is free… so is dinner Say I love you with a free classified in the February 8th edition of Algarve Resident and you could win a romantic dinner for
INEM emergency call lines suffer “general collapse for hours”
INEM medical response service’s connection to the national emergency number 112 suffered a general collapse at 3.30pm on Friday afternoon, remaining incomunicado for three hours. Reports suggest the whole country
British embassy donates 400 used helmets to Portuguese firefighters
It may not sound like much on paper, but to Portuguese firefighters in many situations equipped with the polar opposite of ‘state of the art’ equipment, it was a major
Weekend weather: Very cold, with a chance of rain
Another very cold weekend is forecast for Portugal, with the possibility of rainfall looming as well. Minimum temperatures are set to drop below zero in the north, while even the
Alentejo “trembles 18 times since January 1” – 5 quakes ‘clearly felt’
It is unusual: the number of land-based quakes in the Alentejo this year has been way above normal: 18 in all, five of which the local populations felt quite vividly.
Algarve activists open “stylish charity shop” and new hub for social projects
The endless battle to save the country from jumping on the oil production bandwagon just as the world turns its back on fossil fuels has seen the opening of activists’










