School rocks!
This year’s Faro Academic Week promises to be bigger and better than ever. Promoters have revealed that they expect an estimated 50,000 spectators to attend the live performances by some
English instructors help hospital staff
English instructors have come to Portugal to train hospital staff at Porto’s Santo António General Hospital in how to respond effectively in disaster situations. The move is part of the
Create your outdoor room
Aspen Deck is a new landscaping and garden deck design company in the Algarve. Their mission is ‘to make beautiful gardens that can be used and enjoyed’. This is a
Be a perfect 10
Karin Romano, who runs the Perfect 10 salon in Vale do Lobo, is originally from New York State and has a background in sales and management. She worked for nine
Syringe attack
Two GNR officers, attacked by assailants in Quarteira, fear they may have become infected with the HIV virus after being stabbed with a syringe that could have contained contaminated blood.
A host of celebs
Jimmy Tarbuck’s Golf Classic charity tournament has come round again and, as always, boasts an impressive list of sports and television personalities. The event will be held from February 7
ADSL service suspended
Clix, Sonaecom’s internet access service, has announced the suspension of their wide band ADSL service to new clients, following a similar earlier decision taken by Capital Media’s IOL service. The
Amateurs open Rock in Rio
The Rock in Rio – Lisboa organisers have announced the launch of ‘Objective: Rock in Rio-Lisboa’, to encourage Portuguese muscians to fulfil their dreams of playing at the festival by
Beaches must offer good winter conditions
Beaches that offer facilities such as cafés, sun beds and pedalos will have to ensure summer standards if they are to be granted a license to open at other times
Competitiveness for future
The government has launched a Magna Carta for Competitiveness. The challenge sets out 10 corporate strategies and 10 public policy measures to make Portugal one of the 10 best countries