Stansted fare rise ‘inevitable’
LOW COST carrier, Ryanair, has claimed that air fares from Stansted will rise under proposals to triple landing charges at the airport in 2008 which, it claims, have been drawn
The State of Play
Premiership MANCHESTER UNITED’S failure to beat bottom club Sunderland at Old Trafford, combined with Chelsea’s 2-0 victory at Bolton, surely ended Sir Alex Ferguson’s hopes of denying José Mourinho a
The Understudy
THE UNDERSTUDY by David Nicholls This is the new and fantastic romantic comedy from the author of the bestselling Starter for Ten. Full of Nicholl’s trademark style and humour, this
Tourism Board’s weather webcam is massive hit
MORE THAN 26,000 people accessed the Algarve Tourism Board’s website, www.visitalgarve.pt to check its webcam and live weather station between January 16 and April 10 this year. According to the
Zoomarine is home to only manatee in Iberian Peninsula
BRUNO, THE only manatee that can be found in the Iberian Peninsula, now lives permanently at the Zoomarine Park in Guia, near Albufeira. He was born in May 2001 in
Algarve awaiting explanation over future oil exploration
THE MINISTRY for the Economy has still not given any explanation to the Área Metropolitana do Algarve (AMAL), the entity that represents the Algarve’s 16 boroughs, concerning the intention to
Almancil raises awareness for good dietary practise
HEALTHY EATING is the topic of a special awareness day being organised by the Associação Social e Cultural de Almancil, in conjunction with Loulé Centro de Saúde (Health Centre) on
Aquashow to open largest water-coaster in Europe
AQUASHOW FAMILY waterpark, located in Quarteira, has just unveiled its plans to open a major new attraction this summer – the largest water-coaster in Europe. Only three others currently exist
Atmospheric Algarve
A VIBRANT selection of contemporary figurative paintings in a variety of media, including watercolour, pastel and acrylic, by Jill Parkinson will be on display at the Lagos Slave Market from
Black weekend on Algarve’s roads
CARVOEIRO: Motorcyclist kills pedestrian on zebra crossing A MOTORCYCLIST, travelling at high speed through the village of Carvoeiro last Saturday night, failed to stop at a zebra crossing on Estrada