Moonshine factory shut down in Faro
AN ESTABLISHMENT in Faro, which had been illegally producing liqueurs and brandy, was shut down last week by the Autoridade de Segurança Alimentar e Económica (ASAE), the authority responsible for
More than 15,000 visitors attended Algarve Convida
THE FIRST edition of Algarve Convida (Algarve Invites), a fair dedicated to the promotion of the Algarve to the Portuguese market, held at Lisbon’s Pavilhão Atlântico earlier this month, was
Ox goes on the rampage in Albufeira
AN OX went on the rampage in the centre of Albufeira last Saturday afternoon, injuring five people and causing widespread panic. It escaped from its handler at around 2.45pm, while
Registration now open for Portimão photography contest
CALLING ALL budding David Baileys, young and old, registration is now open for the sixth edition of Corrida Fotográfica de Portimão, a photographic contest with a fun format taking place
Spanish holiday home horror
THOUSANDS OF British property buyers, who have homes in the up-market Spanish resort of Marbella, are facing having their homes demolished, after officials uncovered a one billion euro scam. The
Stansted fare rise ‘inevitable’
LOW COST carrier, Ryanair, has claimed that air fares from Stansted will rise under proposals to triple landing charges at the airport in 2008 which, it claims, have been drawn
The State of Play
Premiership MANCHESTER UNITED’S failure to beat bottom club Sunderland at Old Trafford, combined with Chelsea’s 2-0 victory at Bolton, surely ended Sir Alex Ferguson’s hopes of denying José Mourinho a
The Understudy
THE UNDERSTUDY by David Nicholls This is the new and fantastic romantic comedy from the author of the bestselling Starter for Ten. Full of Nicholl’s trademark style and humour, this
Tourism Board’s weather webcam is massive hit
MORE THAN 26,000 people accessed the Algarve Tourism Board’s website, www.visitalgarve.pt to check its webcam and live weather station between January 16 and April 10 this year. According to the
Zoomarine is home to only manatee in Iberian Peninsula
BRUNO, THE only manatee that can be found in the Iberian Peninsula, now lives permanently at the Zoomarine Park in Guia, near Albufeira. He was born in May 2001 in