Algarve to create “better conditions” for motorhomers
Motorhoming in the Algarve is set to become a great deal easier. As we went to press, authorities were due to sign a new agreement for a “regional strategy for
Key player in Face Oculta corruption scandal now faces paternity shock
Former Socialist minister and vice-president of BCP bank Armando Vara – condemned to five years imprisonment in the Face Oculta corruption scandal – was back in the dock this week.
Airbus makes emergency landing in Portugal after elderly passenger hit on head by falling shoe
An Airbus flight out of Fuerteventura was diverted to Lisbon for an emergency landing after an elderly passenger was struck in the head by a falling shoe. Seventy-nine year old
Government back-tracks over “heartbreaking” Ria Formosa demolitions
At the 11th hour, the government has agreed to spare Algarve families from the pain and horror of seeing their only homes demolished. As the Resident revealed last week (see:
‘French invasion’ takes Algarve by storm
It is one of the Algarve’s most promising emerging markets and forecasts for 2015 are that the French will continue to take the Algarve by storm. Data for last year
Portugal’s press museum honours slain Charlie Hebdo cartoonist
Portugal’s Printing Press Museum in Porto is holding an exhibition in honour of slain French cartoonist Georges Wolinski who was gunned down by Islamist extremists in the Paris attack on
At least 1000 extra fatalities mark first outbreak of 2015’s “deadly” flu
As Portuguese medical experts warned, this year’s flu vaccine was not prepared for 2015’s deadly strain of the virus which has now claimed “at least 1000 more lives than expected
More than a thousand Portuguese jailed abroad for drug trafficking
As the third Portuguese woman in two weeks was arrested at Madrid airport after almost €50,000 worth of cocaine was found hidden in the wig she was wearing, Diário de
Controversial Ria de Alvor tourist project available for public consultation
A controversial project to build two five-star hotels and two tourist complexes in the Quinta da Rocha estate, near Ria de Alvor estuary, is currently available for public consultation until
Rare Brazilian parrot chick and 11 eggs seized in Lisbon
A rare Brazilian parrot chick and 11 eggs, worth as much as €60,000 on the black market, were seized this week in Lisbon by a PJ corruption squad working in