Algarve’s Jewish community celebrates Passover Festival
THE JEWISH Community of the Algarve will be celebrating the first night of the eight-day Passover Festival with a communal seder (dinner) on Wednesday, April 12. The reading of the
Blood donor day cancelled
IT IS with regret that the International Health Centres have had to cancel the Blood Donor Day scheduled for April 1. In the past, blood collections were arranged with the
Brits assault police in Albufeira
TWO BRITISH tourists appeared in court earlier this week for resisting arrest and assaulting two policemen in Albufeira. According to Correio da Manhã newspaper, the individuals, aged 26 and 27,
Building work in Estoi attracts criticism
THREE OF the main squares in Estoi have been the subject of building work since October last year and, with progress being slow, local residents are running out of patience.
Celebrity reality-show blasted by animal rights campaigners
A PROTEST organised by animal rights group, Acção Animal, was staged outside a TV recording studio in Mafra, near Lisbon, this week. The demonstrators were protesting against the use of
Construction and home decoration event in Portimão
PORTIMÃO’S ZONA Ribeirinha, by the waterfront, is the setting for the sixth edition of Algarve Construção – Feira das Actividades de Construção Civil e Afins, and the second edition of
CUP ACTION
DOMESTIC CUP competitions all over Europe are nearing their climax as unfashionable clubs do battle with the ‘big boys’ for glory and a potentially lucrative place in next season’s Uefa
Câmara wins information technology award
LISBON CÂMARA has scooped the top prize in this year’s Information Institute Awards. The award was for Lisbon Câmara’s LXM Project, dubbed the Municipal Geographical Information Integration and Availability Application.
Decision to close Silves SAP is definite
RUI LOURENÇO, the president of the Administração Regional de Saúde do Algarve (ARS Algarve), the Algarve regional health authority, recently attended a meeting at the Centro de Saúde (Health Centre)
Exciting talk planned for next AAA meeting
ROBERT H. BEWLEY, the English Heritage’s regional director for the South West is the speaker for the next Algarve Archaeology Association meeting, due to take place on April 4. Robert