Education system neglects up to 150,000 children
BETWEEN 75,000 and 150,000 children with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia are being ignored by the Portuguese education system. The situation was revealed recently by Portuguese daily newspaper Público,
EUROPEAN FIXTURES
FOLLOWING PROTRACTED negotiations, England’s successor to Sven-Göran Eriksson can look forward to a favourable Euro 2008 qualifying schedule. World ranked number 128, Andorra, will be first up at Wembley on
Everything you should know about Californian wine
WHEN WE think of California, we think of wine. Well, wine drinkers do. So does California make good wines? Yes. All wine producing countries produce four types of wine: great,
Exclusive interview with Lagoa Bombeiros Commandant
FOLLOWING ON from last week’s article on the Bombeiros describing their role in Portuguese society, I thought that if I presented some questions to Commandant Vítor Manuel Granadeiro Rio Alves
Film Review – NORTH COUNTRY
A woman’s place BASED ON the first sexual harassment trial of 1975, North Country highlights the shocking reality of sexual discrimination in a Minnesota iron mine. Reviewing this film in
First time in Lagoa – oh yes it was!
THIS YEAR, The Algarveans gave us a choice of venue for the pantomime – either Lagos or Lagoa. The choice of the Lagoa Auditorium was extremely well received and each
Give blood in Portimão
BLOOD DONORS are needed at the Escola de Hotelaria e Turismo de Portimão, located at Alto do Alfarrobal, Pedra Mourinha, on March 16. Pop in anytime between 9.30am and 1pm
Go Texan on St. Patrick’s night!
TEN YEARS after taking his Mineral Wells Texas Choir to Caceres in Spain, Mayor Myron Crawford is bringing his singers to Portimão. They have been invited by Manuel da Luz,
Good practice for health in schools
A CONGRESS to discuss good practice with regard to health in schools is taking place at São Brás Cine-Teatro today (March 10), from 9am to 5pm, promoted by the Algarve
Home fitness test – part one
HOW FIT are you? Do you train hard but still feel tired? It may be that you just are not as fit as you thought. Therefore, over the next few