Policeman blinded by bullet in house raid
A POLICE raid on a property in the village of Sobral de Monte Agraço, Vila Franca de Xira (above Lisbon), ended in tragedy on Monday of this week, when a
Premiership – Window dressing
Arsenal have made the biggest splash on the transfer market with an almost 30 million euro spending spree. Togo international and Monaco striker, Emmanuel Adebayor, 21, has joined the Gunners
Rallying – Dakar
THE CONCLUDING week of the intercontinental race, which began in Lisbon on New Year’s Eve, was married by the death of one competitor and two bystanders. In separate incidents, two
State pensions at risk
PORTUGAL’S MINISTER of Finances, Teixeira dos Santos, has admitted on television that unless urgent measures are quickly taken, the government will not be able to pay state pensions within 10
Surprise inspections at Algarve villa rental agencies
VILLA RENTAL agencies in the Algarve have come under attack over the past two months with surprise visits from government watchdog, Inspecção-Geral das Actividades Económicas (IGAE), the general inspectorate for
Taste the best pork dishes in the Alentejo!
IF YOU like pork, then the forthcoming Semana Gastronómico do Porco, a week long festival featuring the best traditional pork dishes, being held in the Alentejo from February 21 to
Tavira fireman rescues child from well
FOR THE first time in his 18 year career as a fireman in Tavira, Carlos Botelho was called upon to save a little girl who had fallen down a well,
Tennis – Australian outlook
TIM HENMAN’S Australian Open challenge was ended at the first hurdle by his Wimbledon conqueror Dmitry Tursunov, crumbling to a 7-5, 3-6, 4-6, 5-7 defeat. British compatriot, Andy Murray didn’t
To touch and feel
AN EXHIBITION at Galeria Municipal Trem in Faro, presented in conjunction with the Associação de Cegos e Amblíopes de Portugal (ACAPO), the Portuguese association for the blind, will be running
Writer’s home centre of demolition scandal
THE HOME of one of Portugal’s most famous writers is currently at the centre of a golden handshake scandal. The Almeida Garrett House in Lisbon, which used to belong to