Algarve

By: ELOISE WALTON eloise@portugalresident.com AROUND 100 anti-GM protesters destroyed more than a hectare of genetically modified corn at the Herdade da Lameira farm in Silves while the owner tried desperately

THE BODY of a newborn baby girl was discovered at the water’s edge of Olhos d’Água beach in Albufeira on Tuesday morning. Lifeguards were approached by several people, who told

By: ELOISE WALTON eloise@portugalresident.com CARLOS AQUINO, the priest at Silves Cathedral, has been assured that work on the cathedral will commence early next year following a meeting with Mário Vieira

LAGOS IS due to become the first council in the Algarve to be declared free from genetically modified crops, having sent its application on Monday, August 20, to the Direcção-regional

THE PORTUGUESE Chiropractors Association raised 4,676 euros during their fundraising 5km run or walk on May 20 from Vilamoura to Quarteira. Funds were collected by volunteers between May 16 and

A 45-YEAR-old man who suffered a diabetic seizure in Faro had to wait an hour for an ambulance to arrive. He managed to get himself outside his home and call

THE COST of sardines has risen 100 per cent since last summer but fishermen across the region are claiming that this rise is due to higher standards of quality. According

SIX PEOPLE were seriously injured following a head-on crash between two vehicles on Wednesday morning on the IC1 near Ferreiras, Albufeira. The Centro Distrital de Operações de Socorros (CDOS), district

JOSÉ LEONÊS Lima, a 52-year-old man with 80 per cent disability, finally finished his 731 kilometre journey across Portugal in protest for disabled people’s rights to equal opportunities. The Resident

LAGOA IS currently hosting its 28th annual fair, Fatacil 2007, which runs until Sunday. This year, the fair has more than 300 craft exhibitors with items ranging from glassware to