A sight for healed eyes
Eye-Q-Vision is opening the eyes of the community in more ways than one. The successful new ophthalmology centre now also provides an in-house incentive for vision improvement. The centre in
Arts to get boost
Artistic companies are set to receive a boost after the Ministry of Culture announced that, next year, will see subsidies to the arts boosted with a further 500,000 euros. The
Beautiful ceremony
The first lesbian marriage of two Portuguese citizens took place recently in Toronto, Canada. Célia Conceição and Anabela Almeida, both ex-bombeiros from Leiria, sealed their five-year relationship with a ‘beautiful
Computer helps school fund
The fund efforts of the Barlavento English School in Espiche received a shot in the arm with a Christmas raffle that raised more than 600 euros. The prize was a
Countdown to EURO 2004 – 162 days to go!
2004 – THE SPORTING CRYSTAL BALL (A not too serious look at the football year ahead) January’s top-notch club tournament, played at the Algarve Stadium and involving Europe’s crème-de-la-crème is
Douro developed
The Douro Valley Investment programme (TVD) is being developed as a major economic policy measure for the future of tourism, says Economy Minister Carlos Tavares. Plans to improve tourism in
Earthquake warning
Senior politicians are ignoring the danger of possible earthquakes and tremors, according to the president of the Portuguese Society of Seismic Engineering. Speaking at a conference in Lisbon, Sousa Oliveira
Elderly in first flight
Old people from rural areas in Loulé travelled by air for the first time recently, when they undertook a Faro-Lisbon flight that also included a sightseeing tour of the capital.
Incommunicado at Christmas
As the end of 2003 approached, some residents of parts of the western Algarve had been without telephone lines or internet connections for three weeks, following heavy storms at the
Lagoa road programme
Almost one million euros has recently been invested by the Câmara Municipal de Lagoa in the Alporchinos/Lombos road, which will complete the intermunicipal Silves/Albufeira/Lagoa road. According to information from Lagoa