Metals recovered
GNR police have seized more than two tonnes of stolen copper and aluminium cable from regional scrap yards. According to the police, 2,360 kilos of copper cable belonged to the
Bank card glitch leaves people cash-strapped
By NUNO GLASSBROOK & PAULO SILVESTRE news@algarveresident.com Customers trying to withdraw money using foreign bank cards at ATM points in some Algarve towns have had the amounts debited from their
Newborn Iberian lynx is doing well
By PAULO SILVESTRE paulo.silvestre@theresidentgroup.com An Iberian Lynx cub born on March 24 at the Iberian Lynx National Reproduction Centre in Silves is healthy and doing well. A spokesman from the
British Army in the Peninsular War
Steve Preston (pictured) will be giving a talk on The British Redcoat in the Peninsular War, about the men and where they came from rather than the strategy of the
Portugal defeats British Army
Portugal beat a British Army team 26-21 in a rugby friendly at Browns Sports & Leisure Club on April 12 in what was described as “an excellent demonstration of healthy
ATM robbery
An ATM was ripped from a wall of a branch of the Crédito Agrícola bank near Faro on April 9. The robbery occurred at about 3.30am in the Chelote area
Going the distance
Albufeira resident Fiona Gonçalves represented Portugal with great success at the recent 8th European Veterans Cross Country and Indoor Championships in Belgium. The Scottish-born runner who has lived in the
Portugal is losing its autonomy
By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com The leader of the centre-right CDS-PP party said last week that despite tough times, Portugal as a nation could find its way out of its current
Debt help
In the first trimester of the year, more than 4,000 indebted families requested assistance from consumer protection group DECO, 349 more than in the same period in last year. By
Foreign domination
The 10th Quarteira Triathlon, incorporating the second round of the sport’s European Cup competition, was dominated by French and German athletes at the weekend. In the men’s event, Vincent Luis

