Hunting areas ever decreasing
New property developments built across the Algarve over the last 30 years have resulted in a scarcity of free open countryside. This is the reason, according to hunting attack victim
Man killed in Lagoa
A man was killed as he stood in the middle of the EN125 road in Lagoa at around 4.30am recently. According to the driver, when he saw a man sitting
Marina links with hotel
Portimão Marina and the Espírito Santo hotel group are negotiating a commercial agreement that they hope will help to conquer new foreign markets. Both Manuel Espírito Santo, the head of
Mile High Strike
Barringtons is hosting a wine tasting and dinner on Friday, January 30, featuring wines supplied by one of the Algarve’s wine companies, WineMine, and selected by expert wine consultant Paulo
Murder in Messines
A 76-year-old man was found shot dead in his home in Messines by two of his friends recently. A spokesman for Messines GNR initially stated that the victim, Francisco Martins
New Câmara building
Lagoa Câmara workers recently celebrated the 231st anniversary of the authority’s existence and the opening of a new headquarters in the town. Secretary of State for Administration, Dr Miguel Relvas,
Rescued horses update
In the December 12 2003 edition of The Resident, we reported how, in an unusual move, Christa Stocker-Seiler from Quinta da Palmeira Riding School had been granted temporary custody of
Safe hands kennels
Across the region, the demand for kennels is ever increasing, so dog owners will be delighted to here that Sara Savage has opened a new boarding facility in the Penina
Streetlights crisis
Politicians from Alcantarilha, Pêra and Armação de Pêra have expressed their dissatisfaction with the lack of response from EDP after they repeatedly requested the replacement of broken streetlights and the
Thieves head south
According to a police spokesman, a group of Lisbon-based mobile phone thieves robbed a shop belonging to Portugal Telecom in Albufeira recently and then crashed the stolen car they were