Changes to Lagos healthcare
THE ALGARVE health authority is moving forward with a package of changes, which will transform local healthcare. The objective is to improve front line care so that the public have
Channel 4’s Housetrapped is back!
ARE YOU having a nightmare with a property abroad? Are foreign laws tying you up in knots? UK Channel 4’s Housetrapped in the Sun is returning for a second series
Controversy over cancellation of Kings’ Day party
FORMER PRESIDENT of Faro Câmara, José Vitorino, has lambasted the council over its decision to cancel the Kings’ Day party this year, a dinner that has been hosted since 2003,
Council invests 90,000 euros in carnival
VILA REAL de Santo António Câmara has recently signed a contract with the Associação de Comerciantes da Região do Algarve (ACRAL), the Algarve retailers and business owners’ association, outlining the
Dolphins raise money for underprivileged children
A CHARITY auction was organised on New Year’s Eve at Albufeira Marina in order to raise funds to help care for children at the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Albufeira.
Driving in Spain
Living in the Algarve, a large number of our friends regularly drive through Spain to and from UK and Northern Europe. With a large number of reported hi-jack attempts in
Eastern European countries promote tourism in Portugal
MINISTRIES FOR Tourism of Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic are joining forces to promote the countries’ tourism to the Portuguese market on January 17, 18 and 19, at the
Ensure you have a good time
PICTURE THE scene – you’re in the travel agent organising your next holiday. Despite spending hours carefully choosing the perfect trip, you neglect to buy the right travel insurance. Market
European football teams train in the Algarve
THE RUSSIAN football team, Dynamo, where Portuguese footballers Maniche, Costinha, Frechault, Derlei, Nuno and Jorge Ribeiro play, have come to the Algarve for their winter training. They will be in
Faro’s Rembrandts are forgeries
TWO OIL paintings attributed to the famous Dutch painter Rembrandt, which were on display, from 1973 until 1998, at the museum of Faro, have been revealed by experts as forgeries.