World heritage bid for down-town
Lisbon council is preparing to propose the historic Baixa Pombalina district as a candidate for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The area was largely destroyed by the devastating
One hotel opens, other to be demolished
The five-star Hotel Miragem, situated on the Marginal Road overlooking Cascais Bay, opened its doors on September 7. The hotel, which took five years to complete, is operating in ‘test-mode’.
One in five depressed in Portugal
Depression now affects one in five Portuguese and this figure is increasing, the Director General of Health (Direcção-Geral de Saúde-DGS) has warned. New evidence also shows that the consumption of
First night!
Some 22 budding actors and actresses attended the first night’s auditions for Jonathan Weightman’s English production of Shakespeare’s brilliant comedy about love and power, Twelfth Night. Not long after receiving
Going for gold!
Some 57 Bronze and Silver medals were presented recently by Cascais Câmara President, António d’Orey Capucho, and D. Duarte, Duke of Bragança, to those who had competed in the two
Golf congress in Faro
The existing golf courses in the Algarve are at risk of becoming empty, if the growth of the number of spaces is not accompanied by good marketing campaigns, says a
Government gets tough on drivers
Pay first, complain later, is the attitude taken in the new Highway Code proposed by the government. After more than a year of discussion, amendments to the current Code have
Mamamaratona 4 says thanks
The Resident is proud to announce the success of this year’s Mamamaratona 4 at the Fissul centre in Silves last weekend. As the only English language newspaper sponsoring this event,
Murder in Lagoa
A 30-year-old man died last week in Pateiro, Lagoa, after being attacked by one of his employees. Police believe the murderer was a 60-year-old man who was working in the
Paediatricians strike at Faro Hospital
Despite assurances last month from Faro Hospital that the dispute about overtime pay had been resolved, nine of the hospital’s 23 paediatricians went ahead with the strike onOctober 1, as