Ecumenism at risk
By: MARGARET BROWN POPE BENEDICT XVI, in the recent Motu Proprio (Papal pronouncement) of July 7, gave permission for the Latin Tridentine Mass, as affirmed at the Council of Trent
Entertainment programme for winter season
ANTÓNIO PINA, President of the Região de Turismo do Algarve (RTA), the tourism board, wants more value to be given to the region’s low season and is currently preparing the
Ferry makes the ‘in’ crowd
AS PART of his European tour to promote his latest album, Dylanesque, Bryan Ferry performed at Vila Sol Spa and Golf Resort, Vilamoura, on Sunday evening. The concert was a
Garden award
JARDIM VISTA, an Algarve-based landscaping company led by Richard Westcott, has been awarded the Prémio de Jardinería de la Costa del Sol 2007 prize for its design, construction and maintenance
Golf map for capital
A NEW map showing the location of the 24 golf courses along the Lisbon coast is being distributed by Lisbon’s Tourist Board. A total of 30,000 copies have been produced
Health screening
PEOPLE WANTING to check their blood pressure, diabetes or cholesterol problems can go along to a screening session tomorrow (Saturday) at the Auditório Municipal de Portimão from 3pm to 6pm.
Hospital causes divide
PRIME MINISTER José Sócrates and Health Minister António Correia de Campos were in Faro at the weekend to discuss the planned Hospital Central do Algarve but the meeting was dogged
Hospitals to close
SIX HOSPITALS are to close in Lisbon by 2012 and services transferred to the new super hospital at Todos-os-Santos in Chelas. The hospitals are Capuchos, Santa Marta, São José, Estefânia
Ice man
BRAVING THE icy waters of the Arctic, Lewis Pugh set a new world record swimming a kilometre in 19 minutes without flippers, a snorkel or a wetsuit. He did not
Koolest concert
KOOL AND The Gang did not just Get Down On It but they were in the Algarve to Celebrate and made it the perfect disco night out of the summer.