Sixth Iberian sports meeting takes place on Ilha de Tavira
THE IBERIAN Peninsula’s largest recreational sports event, Encontro Ibérico de Desporto (END), now in its sixth year, will be taking place between April 12 and 15 on Ilha de Tavira,
Suspected drug dealers arrested in Vale Judeu
TWO CAPE Verdian men were recently arrested in the Vale Judeu area of Loulé, on suspicion of drug dealing and for possession of an unlicensed firearm. The men, who are
Sven’s Algarve resort gets thumbs-up from government
ENGLAND FOOTBALL manager and former Benfica coach, Sven-Göran Eriksson, recently received news that his sports and leisure resort, planned for construction in the western Algarve, has been declared as being
Tavira to open apiary in April
WITH THE objective of supporting and promoting the production of honey in the region, the Centro de Apoio Técnico à Indústria do Mel (CATIM), a technical support centre for the
The Anglo-Portuguese experience
ALGARVE PROPERTY Solutions (APS), an Anglo-Portuguese partnership, has opened for business in the Lagos area. Richard Chambers and Sérgio Pereira decided to combine their wealth of experience, built up over
Thousands of illegal Portuguese immigrants…
Thousands of illegal Portuguese immigrants living in Canada face deportation THE CONSERVATIVE Canadian government has pledged to crack down on thousands of illegal Portuguese immigrants living in Canada. Up to
Tuberculosis less prevalent in Faro
FARO IS among the districts in Portugal with the lowest number of cases of tuberculosis. According to data released by the Associação Portuguesa de Solidariedade Mãos Unidas, a non-governmental association
Will all the other members of the Phoenix family …
Will all the other members of the Phoenix family please stand up … Part three I DON’T know if any of my readers come from a big family – do
Portuguese duo win Rally de Portugal
PORTUGUESE NATIONAL champions, Armindo Araújo and Miguel Ramalho were successful in winning the Rally de Portugal last Saturday, an international rally sponsored by Portugal Telecom that took place over three
A room with a view
BUDGET HOTEL chain, Travelodge, plans to brighten up its guests’ overnight stay by providing a more uplifting view from the window. At the chain’s new London City Airport property, where