MOT scam Suspects rebailed again
Seamus and Paula Montgomery, the Algarve residents who were arrested on suspicion of fraud after their alleged involvement in a scam involving MOT certificates, have again been rebailed by police
Spurs and Brighton entertain
By CHRIS WRIGHT Brighton fans turned up in good numbers at the Municipal Stadium in Albufeira on Tuesday to see new signing Kazenga LuaLua make his debut after signing from
ATM fraudsters caught
Two people have been arrested by the PSP police on suspicion of “cash trapping” at an ATM in Vila Real de Santo António. A spokesman for the PSP said: “A
Mission impossible
Portugal were never going to beat a full-strength Switzerland in their Davis Cup Group One eliminator and with Roger Federer and fellow world top-20 ranked Stanislas Wawrinka taking to the
Portugal’s drug problem out of control
Portugal’s drug abuse problem has never been as bad as it is now, according to the Association for a Drug-Free Portugal (APLD). In the past few years alone, heroin abuse
Portuguese banks pass the ‘stress’ test
By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com The results on the financial health of Portugal’s main commercial banks was published today (Friday) revealing that despite some weaknesses most passed the so-called ‘stress test’.
Bank of Portugal predicts long and painful recession
By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com The Governor of the Bank of Portugal, Carlos Costa, has warned that Portugal faces a long and painful recession. However, the economist and former vice-president of
France to the fore
World Amateur Golf Team Champions France also emerged victorious at the European equivalent held on the Oceânico Victoria course in Vilamoura at the weekend. Title holders England did not make
Low profile
The seventh round of the World Supersport Championship did not quite work out as hoped for the Parkalgar Honda team. Number one rider Sam Lowes began the race in Brno,
German citizens suspected of drug trafficking
A three-month GNR police investigation resulted in the seizure of more than 280 individual doses of hashish and 40 plants from a cannabis plantation in Fronalha in Monchique on June

