BLiP – seven years of success
HERE ARE more photographs of the company stands and visitors who came to this year’s BLiP exhibition. Around 8,000 visitors attended the fair which celebrated its seventh year offering a
Property scam hits Algarve
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com AS THE internet promotes the globalisation and exchange of ideas and communication, the dark side of this new media continues to expand. Scams using the internet
Iberian Lynx project
ONE OF the 13 construction companies and consortiums that have submitted bids to construct the new Iberian Lynx reproduction centre in Silves will soon be chosen by Águas do Algarve,
Thanksgiving service for Sagres victims
TEARS rolled down the cheeks of those young and old last night (Tuesday) as one by one Wootton Bassett residents walked to St Bartholomew’s Church.
Beach tragedy kills four in Sagres
By: NATASHA SMITH and CECÍLIA PIRES news@portugalresident.com A GROUP of surfers helped save three children but failed in their efforts to rescue four adults caught up in strong seas off
Become an RDA Volunteer
Riding for the Disabled in the Algarve is looking for new volunteers. Previous experience is not required and helpers are needed to lead horses or walk alongside less abled riders.
Sexual abuse ‘unproved’
A JUDGE has concluded that there is no case to answer over the alleged sexual abuse of Joana Cipriano, the eight-year-old girl who went missing in 2004, and that the
Thieves target village bank
TWO ARMED men robbed a bank in Alte, Loulé, last Wednesday, making off with an undisclosed amount of money. The pair made their move at 11am on October 10 when
Algarve funds
MORE THAN half a billion euros has been earmarked for the Algarve until 2013 from the European Union, through the government’s national planning scheme (QREN). A total of 600 million
Bluetongue
BLUETONGUE DISEASE is spreading across the Algarve. After an inspection by vets from the Organização de Produtores de Pecuária, a private organisation of animal farmers, several animals were found infected

