It’s time to pay for your car tax
THIS IS the time of year to pay for your vehicle tax, or Imposto Sobre Veículos. Instead of queuing up at your local Finanças office, this year you can purchase
Jamie Cullum brings his special brand of jazz to Lisbon
AT THE tender age of 26, Jamie Cullum is already the UK’s biggest selling jazz artist of all time. His 2003 release, twentysomething, propelled him into the limelight, after receiving
List of debtors to be made public
Next month, the first ever list of people who owe money to the Fisco (the equivalent of Inland Revenue) in Portugal will be published on the internet. The list is
Loulé fights fires with funds
Loulé Câmara has set aside 35,000 euros to be given to three associations in order to create awareness about forest fires and the environment in the Algarve. The Associação de
Magical moment
TIM HUGH, the internationally acclaimed cellist, performed two concerts at the São Lourenço Cultural Centre last week. At the sellout second concert, we heard him accompanied by Algarve pianist, Raquel
Minister unveils summer security plans for Algarve
DESPITE THE strong, south easterly wind felt down at Portimão’s waterfront earlier last week, the presentation of the summer security plans by the Minister for State and Internal Administration, António
No more mosquito misery …
IT IS so good to hear about youngsters launching themselves into the hard world of business, patents and copyrights, and that is just what Jas is doing; and from the
Off the beaten track
NOT EVERYONE longs for two weeks of sun and sand at this time of year, so here are two of the more unusual holidays on offer around the globe. Ice
Pêra supermarket robbed for fifth time
POLICE HAVE charged five Romanians, three men and two women, aged between 18 and 40, with stealing goods from a supermarket in Pêra. The group cleared a shelf full of
Racketlon – the sport that is gripping the world
Racketwho? I know what many of you may be thinking, but bear with me while I explain everything. By the end, you may just be the newest Racketlon fan. I