West Algarve residents desperate over sewage plant
RESIDENTS OF Vale do Boi, a small village nestling in a valley west of Lagos, are up in arms about the proposed construction of an open sewage treatment plant in
Where your money went
LAST YEAR, the Friends of São Brás association donated 13,000 euros to the new radiotherapy unit at Faro Hospital, 3,700 euros to the Bombeiros, and provided 730 euros worth of
AFRICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Year of the Pharaohs THREE WEEKS of fierce competition involving 16 African nations came to an end last weekend with hosts Egypt running out the convincing winners. The ”Pharaohs” began
Aga Khan calls for tolerance and understanding
ONE OF the most important Muslim spiritual leaders, the Aga Khan, called for religious tolerance and understanding during a short trip to Portugal last weekend. Prince Aga Khan also criticised
Algarve could join slow cities route
FOUR LOCATIONS in the Algarve could soon become part of the ‘slow cities’ route, a concept born more than a decade ago in Italy, with a core aim of preserving
Algarve doctor accused of profiteering from sick
ACCORDING TO a recent report by SIC television, a female doctor from the Hospital do Barlavento Algarvio (HBA) in Portimão has allegedly been exploiting recently deceased and terminally ill patients
Aljezur, tourist destination for the blind
ALJEZUR IS to become the first tourist destination in the Algarve with the facilities to receive blind and partially sighted visitors. According to Aljezur Câmara, the council project proposes the
Be legal … it is wise and healthy
COMPLYING WITH the law of the country where you have your business helps to keep your workforce in adequate health to carry out their specific jobs. Maintaining an adequate working
BES sells Herdade dos Salgados Golf
HERDADE DOS Salgados golf course in Albufeira, previously owned by the BES group, has recently been sold to Grupo CS for around 12 million euros. Grupo CS’s reason for buying
Binge drinking
Nicky Taylor, a documentary-maker, went on a 30-day binge and drank 516 units of alcohol. A photograph of Nicky before the binge showed an attractive woman with clear skin and