Cruising the Algarve coast
ALGARVE CRUISES, operated by the Douro Azul Group, has launched a selection of unique day cruises along the Algarve coast, aboard their luxury liner, the MS Algarve Cruiser. The modern
Damned if we do, damned if we don’t
The division within the Anglican Church here in the Algarve has hit the British newspapers with reports in The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, on the internet version of the Church
DAVIS CUP
Eastbourne cliffhanger A NEW-look Great Britain team, missing both its traditional standard bearers in Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski, was brought to its knees by lowly Israel on England’s south
Deco launches clean beach campaign
“KEEP BEACHES clean all summer” is the message being promoted in a new awareness campaign recently launched by the Algarve branch of consumer protection organisation, DECO, in conjunction with Faro
Energy consumption reduced in Portugal
PORTUGAL WAS one of the seven countries in the European Union to reduce its energy consumption last year. The drought, stagnant economy, increase in the price of crude oil and,
Experts recommend syringe exchange in prisons
The ministries of Health and Justice commissioned a panel of experts in January to evaluate the pandemic of infectious and contagious diseases that has occurred in Portuguese prisons. After seven
Fantastic Super Bock surf final
FRENCH surfer, Joan Duru, won the Super Bock Pro competition at Praia da Cordoama in Vila do Bispo recently, after a day of qualifying rounds. With one metre high waves,
Figo and family relax in the Algarve
Luís Figo and his family were at Zoomarine last week, swimming with dolphins. The Figos, who spend at least one day in the summer at the park each year, played
Firestarters to set the south-west alight
EVERY YEAR, on the first weekend in August, thousands flock to the small beach village of Zambujeira do Mar, in the Alentejo, for Festival Sudoeste, an event which is quickly
Five per cent of workers on minimum wage
AROUND 5.5 per cent of employees in Portugal are receiving the national minimum wage of 437 euros per month. According to Eurostat, the cabinet of statistics for the European Union,