Vigil on eve of birthday
A vigil was held last night (Friday May 11) for missing Madeleine. The little church in Praia da Luz, the Nossa Senhora de Fátima, was filled to overflowing with more
Tourism Board involved
TALKING EXCLUSIVELY to The Resident, José Dias, vice president of the Algarve Tourism Board, said: “Our hearts are with the family and particularly the parents of Madeleine. “It is irrelevant
A community comes together
THE RESIDENT spoke to workers and residents in Luz as the drama unfolded in the area. A shop assistant in a Luz fashion boutique, who asked not to be named,
Public vigil
A public vigil will be held at the Catholic Church in Praia da Luz at 10am today to mark a week since Madeleine’s disappearance. All are welcome. Updated 12:11, May
Shockwaves sent across the Algarve
RESIDENTS WHO have lived in the Algarve for many years may remember an incident which sent similar shockwaves through the local community: the murder of Rachel Charles in November 1990.
The gardens of Pompeii and Herculaneum
Herculaneum, near Pompeii, was probably founded by the Etruscans and was inhabited by ‘a more cultured, refined and intellectual class of people than nearby Pompeii’. Geoffrey Toms, who is a
The St. Andrew’s Society ball
The Hotel Palacio in Estoril once again resounded to the sound of bagpipes and Scottish music, as 140 members and friends of the St. Andrew’s Society, Lisbon, celebrated the day
Opera open to all
For the first time at Vale do Lobo opera fans will be able to indulge their passion at an opera performance in the Vale do Lobo Auditorium on Saturday, November
Prizes harvested at autumn festival
Parque da Floresta golf and leisure resort celebrated the changing of the seasons with its ever popular Autumn Festival recently. A week’s worth of golf competitions and parties kept residents
Dia do Mar offers fun for all
As part of the celebrations for Dia do Mar (Day of the Sea), Loulé Câmara is staging an art exhibition from October 1 to October 30 at Loulé’s Galeria de
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