One stop for all your Algarve travel needs
WHETHER YOU are a resident, a visitor, setting sail or even dropping anchor, Algarve Travel Solutions is here to help, whatever your Algarve travel requirements are. Fiona Dransfield has come
Parents organise day dedicated to sport and art
THE PARENTS’ Association of Vale Verde International School is organising a Gala Day at Parque da Floresta, on Saturday, April 29, with plenty of activities planned for the day. A
Petrol price hikes threaten government’s economic recovery
Chris Graeme makes sense of Portugal’s school report from the OECD PETROL PRICE increases to between 72 and 74 dollars a barrel of Brent could spell disaster for Portugal’s chances
Quality furniture packages at unbeatable prices
THE FIRST online furniture store has arrived in the Algarve. Furniture-pack.com is the first company based in the region to offer customers the ability to order furniture for their holiday
Retail Park welcomes thousands on inaugural weekend
THE OPENING day of Portimão’s new Retail Park, April 22, was filled with excitement and activity, but there was also an element of disappointment, as some of the major shops
Singing the blues – Part four
OUR OWN life expectancy is continually increasing. It was 49 years at the start of the 20th century and 75 years at the end of it. Thanks to modern science,
Sweet summer crops
THE LAST few weeks could have been tailor-made for horticulturalists when it comes to the weather. An absolutely perfect start to the Algarve spring – warm sunny days and slightly
The expanding face of Century 21
THE HAPPY team of Century 21 (from left: Rita Dwyer, Pedro Miguel, Tanja Rapp and Sónia Caetano), which recently opened a new agency in Lagos, will be delighted to help
Thomsonfly.com bags a better deal for passengers
THOMSONFLY.COM, WHICH operates regular low fare flights from Faro to Bournemouth, Coventry and Doncaster, has recently announced a new baggage policy that gives customers flexibility on how to use their
Adopting a child in Portugal becomes easier
ADOPTING CHILDREN in Portugal will become easier as from June of this year, said the Social Security Minister, Vieira da Silva, last week. A national adoption database will be up