A recycling revolution
The EU is increasingly recognising the importance of environmental legislation on a European scale. In the last session before the summer break, MEPs voted through an amended Batteries Directive, which
A catering company for every occasion
No matter how much you enjoy cooking, there comes a time when you really feel that it would be much more enjoyable to have a catering company help you out.
Acacia to Catalpa – Part one
MY TIMING was lousy. Doubly so. Not only was I the only person of the 5,000 watchers in a rather large bar who didn’t speak German, but I had also
Alterations to train timetable
DUE TO the increase in demand for transport via the train network during the summer, particularly in coastal areas such as the Algarve, Comboios de Portugal (CP) has responded by
Catch of the day
A blue marlin, weighing 300 kilos, was caught 15 miles off the coast of Vilamoura last week. The crew of Blue Hunter and their families proudly displayed the three metre
Catching up … with friends and Lagos Finanças
RETURNING FROM a visit to Britain, where temperatures reached new highs and jelly fish swarmed into the shallows as holidaymakers sought refuge in the sea, it has been all go.
Cigarworld comes to Portugal
For those who recognise names such as Arturo Fuente, Ashton, Cuesta Rey or Flor de Selva, you are in for a smoking treat. Cigarworld has recently opened a new store
Clothing for children in need
Needles, thread and lots of love are the ‘ingredients’ used by the volunteers of the Bebés com Agulha e Linha project, which makes clothing for underprivileged children from nought to
COLUMBIA
Farmers win BP payout An out-of-court settlement has been agreed between oil company BP and a group of Colombian farmers, over a pipeline built in the 90s. The farmers had
Couple steals over a thousand letters
MORE THAN 1,000 items of stolen correspondence were found during a raid at the home of a courier used by the post office service in Lisbon this week. The alarm