New Lisbon casino to open in April
A NEW casino for Lisbon should open its doors to the public on April 19. The news was released last week by Mário Assis Ferreira, president of Estoril Sol, the
New year, new frequency
ALGARVE’S KISS FM is switching its main transmitter frequency from 101.2FM to 95.8FM. The Big Switch is taking place on Sunday, January 15. While some listeners will still be able
Oldest cinema to reopen
ONE OF Lisbon’s most famous landmarks, the Cinema São Jorge in Avenida da Liberdade, is to temporarily reopen in April, following extensive refurbishment. The cinema, one of the city’s oldest,
One raisin, two raisins … 12 raisins!
I’m a regular reader of your newspaper and wondered if you could help me with a question to which I’m having trouble finding an answer. On New Year’s Eve, at
Optimus results
BETWEEN DECEMBER 31, 2005 and January 1, 2006, mobile phone company Optimus processed around 128 million SMS messages from its customers, almost double the amount of those sent by Vodaphone
Portugal plays UK in new amateurs golf tournament
THE ACADEMY Resident’s Cup, an event aimed at providing a showcase event for Algarve golfers, will take place over 18 holes at Vilamoura’s Vila Sol Championship Course on Sunday, January
Portuguese jazz star to perform in Faro
CELEBRATED PORTUGUESE jazz singer, Jacinta, based in San Francisco Bay in the US, will be performing songs from her new album Daydream at Faro’s municipal theatre, on January 27. Jacinta
Portuguese marry less but spend more on the big day
PORTUGAL’S LARGEST wedding fair of the year, Exponoivos, returned to Lisbon’s Parque das Nações last weekend. The three-day event was the 12th trade fair dealing with everything for the big
Querença welcomes annual chouriço festival this Sunday
FOLLOWING TRADITION, the Loulé village of Querença will, once again, host its annual chouriço festival, due to take place this year on January 15, from 11am, at Largo da Igreja
Refurbishment works in Portimão town centre
WORK TO upgrade the basic sanitation infrastructures and water supply network has begun in Rua do Comércio, Portimão’s main shopping thoroughfare. The work, which is being carried out by Portimão