You can save someone’s life today!
ON JUNE 14, World Blood Donor Day was celebrated in the Algarve, paying homage to all blood donors and endeavouring to encourage new ones. ARS Algarve, the Regional Health Authority,
You could be the next lucky winner!
THE RESIDENT’S motto “we lead, others follow” took on a different meaning on Saturday, June 24, at Intermarché in Lagoa. This time, we followed … the winner, that is, of
“People have got to take action” says Cavaco Silva
PORTUGUESE PRESIDENT, Cavaco Silva, warned last week that Portugal did not have time to hesitate when it came to global competition. Addressing students at Coimbra University, the President said globalisation
A concert under the stars
THIS SUNDAY, June 25, the Algarve Orchestra returns to Vale do Lobo for its annual concert under the stars, in the spectacular setting of the 18th hole of the Ocean
Alfama wins Lisbon’s Marchas Populares
FOR THE third year running, Alfama won Lisbon’s Marchas Populares, which took place in the city’s Avenida da Liberdade on June 12. Alfama won in the speciality, costume, scenography, choreography
Angolan government introduces quick start business plan
ANGOLA’S GOVERNMENT is issuing foreign investors with papers enabling them to start a business in the country within one day. Addressing a group of businessmen at the Hotel Marriott in
Britain’s retirement age to rise to 68
IT HAS been hailed as the biggest shake-up of UK pensions for 60 years. The UK Government’s long-awaited White Paper on pensions reform has been published and carves out a
Canons, cork and canine romanies
LIVING ON the edge of the Monchique foothills, our dogs have a freedom about which suburban pets can only dream. Until such time as there are no more castaways, and
Create your own Eden at home
Tucked away in the hills behind Loulé is a quaint house belonging to Michael and Kate Fitch. As you walk round their house and garden, you soon learn what their
Daybreak tragedy in Albufeira
LAST THURSDAY, as the nation celebrated Corpus Christi Day, tragedy struck on the national roads, killing two people in the Algarve and one in Peniche. The worst accident occurred at