Local eyesore finally removed

For more than 20 years, residents in Quinta das Salinas near Almancil have been campaigning to have an unfinished building located on plots one and two of the development removed

June 23, 2011by shareitIn

A proactive response to crime

By DAISY SAMPSON daisy.sampson@theresidentgroup.com Crime in the Algarve is a subject of much concern for many people, with many opinions on how best to tackle crime prevention and security, from

June 21, 2011by shareitIn

Portugal to lose NATO command centre

By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com Portugal is to lose its NATO south Atlantic regional command centre in Oeiras, near Lisbon, and be replaced by a new operational command centre with less

June 16, 2011by shareitIn

Alentejo in pictures in Ourique

Photographer and Algarve Resident contributor John Oliver has a new exhibition of work at the Biblioteca Jorge Sampaio in Ourique until July 27. A series of images of the Baixo

June 14, 2011by shareitIn

Total lunar eclipse tonight

Tonight, June 15, there will be a total lunar eclipse visible from every continent except North America. The Moon will spend 100 minutes fully engulfed in Earth’s shadow, making this

June 14, 2011by shareitIn

Bones are from missing child

Human bones found on March 8 by fishermen at Praia do Beliche, in Sagres, are those of a child allegedly killed by her father, a German citizen also suspected of

June 9, 2011by shareitIn

Croatian crown

Faro tennis ace Rui Machado dismissed Slovenian Grega Zemlja 6-3, 6-0 in only one hour and 19 minutes in the final of the Rijeka Open in Croatia. The 27-year-old world

June 8, 2011by shareitIn

Cucumbers analysed are not infected

Analysis in Portugal to detect the presence of E. coli in cucumbers imported from Spain has proved negative. A spokesman from the Food and Economic Safety Authority (ASAE) told Lusa news

June 8, 2011by shareitIn