House identity cards launched

Homeowners living in houses with habitation licences issued after March 30 this year will be required to submit a detailed bilhete de identidade, listing their home’s characteristics and properties. It

September 1, 2004by shareitIn ,

Welcome to your newspaper!

Welcome to the first edition of The Resident Greater Lisbon Edition – your new local English language newspaper, packed with all the latest news in your area, up-to-the-minute local listings

September 1, 2004by shareitIn

A successful safe Portugal

Around 500 PSP officers were involved in the third phase of the Safe Portugal operation, conducted in the Greater Lisbon area recently. A spokesman from central command revealed that 20

September 1, 2004by shareitIn

A trying ordeal

A female, non-drinking, non-smoking, 36-year-old health and fitness fanatic, is statistically one of the least likely people to get cancer of the colon. However, two years ago, director of four

September 1, 2004by shareitIn ,

Litter still not recycled

The amount of ‘dangerous’ litter is steadily increasing in Portugal, without any official provision for disposing of it. Fridges, fluorescent lamps and other ‘residue’ products continue to threaten the environment,

September 1, 2004by shareitIn

AFPOP – here to help

AFPOP, the association for foreign residents and visitors to Portugal, has been providing information and assistance to its members for over 16 years. From its humble beginnings in a house

September 1, 2004by shareitIn

Monte Rei is fit for a king

Several readers have contacted us to enquire about the exact location of the new eastern Algarve golf courses referred to by José Lisboa in the article entitled Golf is for

September 1, 2004by shareitIn ,