Portugal

By ELOISE WALTON eloise.walton@algarveresident.com An elderly British couple has been robbed at gun point in their holiday apartment in Vilamoura by three masked men. The woman answered a call at

Next year’s Celtic Manor European Ryder Cup captain was decided in Qatar by a 15-man tournament committee on Wednesday (after the Algarve Resident went to press). Following an earlier impasse,

by ELOISE WALTON & CHRIS GRAEME news@algarveresident.com A long-term Algarve resident embroiled in an alleged corruption investigation involving the Freeport shopping outlet near Lisbon has told the Algarve Resident that

by CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@algarveresident.com When I received a couple of phone calls from friends informing me that there were cows on Lisbon’s second busiest roundabout, I imagined they must be

Following an article in last week’s edition of the Algarve Resident (January 16, 2009) entitled “Construction company declared bankrupt,” the Algarve Resident was contacted by Bico do Pinhal, the developers

by ELOISE WALTON eloise.walton@algarveresident.com Volunteers and funds are desperately needed to help keep the Algarve’s oldest animal charity running. Following a flood of emails and telephone calls from local residents,

Andrew Murray’s hopes of securing his maiden Grand Slam title at the age of 22 remained on course at the Australian Open as the British No1, and fourth-ranked player in

Manchester City underlined their status as the world’s richest football club with an audacious, but ultimately unsuccessful, 100 million euro-plus bid for AC Milan’s Brazilian attacking midfielder Kaka. While the

Portuguese oil and gas company Galp Energia has said it is considering selling 132 petrol stations across Portugal. The company claims that the closures are necessary after the purchase of

Defending champions Benfica overcame a first group phase Portuguese handball cup final defeat to Belenenses to triumph over old enemies Sporting Lisbon in last Sunday’s Portimao Arena title match. Watched