Bomb scare at Portimão Maxmat
PORTIMÃO MAXMAT, the DIY superstore, received a bomb threat by telephone last week. Within minutes of the alarm being raised, at around 11.40am, customers and staff were safely evacuated outside
Caldeirão’s forgotten hills
Around 80 people participated in a three-hour walk along the Serra do Caldeirão’s Montes Esquecidos (Forgotten Hills) recently. The 8km-walk was organised by the Associação dos Amigos da Cortelha, a
Colour and tradition at Lisbon’s Marchas Populares
THIS YEAR’S Marchas Populares (Popular Marches) in Lisbon promise to be bigger and better than ever. Parading through the streets and winding up in Avenida da Liberdade on Monday, June
Czech Compensation
A BRITISH tourist, knocked over by a falling Christmas tree while on holiday in Prague, is to receive compensation from the Czech authorities. Malcolm Tuffin, 56, suffered serious leg and
Depeche Mode in the ‘Open Air’
FEBRUARY SAW Depeche Mode play Lisbon’s Pavilhão Atlântico on the first leg of their tour to promote their album, Playing the Angel. The second leg of the tour consists only
Domestic abuse, there’s no excuse … for Portugal
Amnesty International (AI) presented a report in London, UK, recently, about domestic abuse, which included results for Portugal in 2005. The figures were disturbing. Thirty-three women died last year at
Don’t miss Lisbon’s Book Fair!
THE 76th edition of Lisbon’s annual Book Fair is currently taking place at the Pavilhão de Cafetaria e Auditório, Parque Eduardo VII, until June 13. If you are in the
Down with bureaucracy!
THE PORTUGUESE government is taking huge steps to reduce bureaucracy in our society. Over the past few months, many of you might have heard about SIMPLEX, which is a package
Film Review – THE NIGHT LISTENER
Who’s telling the truth? ROBIN WILLIAMS stars as Gabriel, a radio presenter who shares his, sometimes exaggerated, tales with listeners on his late night programme. As the film begins, his
Fireworks banned this summer
THE PORTUGUESE government rarely makes exceptions, however, contrary to last year, it is prohibiting the use of all types of fireworks this summer. It is mainly a preventative measure against