Countdown to EURO 2004 – 155 days to go!
Focus: Following our guide to Latvia and the Czech Republic, we continue our series by taking a closer look at England. Regarded as the ‘home’ of football, organised games have
Course control
A report into the region’s golf facilities has concluded that the Algarve should not build more than 41 full size 18-hole courses, at least until the year 2020. According to
Diver discovers hashish
A professional diver has uncovered a package containing 34 kilos of hashish near Albufeira Marina. According to the head of the Albufeira GNR, Captain António Matias, the hashish was discovered
Euro 2004 strike threat
Portuguese lorry drivers have threatened to strike for an unspecified period of time during the Euro 2004 championship in June, a move that could jeopardise the supply of fuel at
Harm reduction in prisons
Following a damning report into the state of the country’s prisons, the government is under pressure to set up heroin injection rooms in its overcrowded jails, where widespread drug use
Health boost for region
Two historic events concerning the Algarve’s health service took place recently. The first was the opening of the Hospital da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Portimão. The new health facility
Healthy feet
Ann Bull is an English state registered chiropodist who started her practice here in January 2003. She works in the Cloud 9 Health and Beauty Salon at Alto Club in
High-class robbery
A police spokesman has revealed that officers now believe that a well-dressed woman in her fifties, who robbed several stores in Évora and Portimão using photocopies of stolen cheques, is
In the swing – Time and tide wait for no man…
Another year over and a new one just begun. I think I can feel a song coming on! Anyway, it is that time when we reflect on what might have
Major developments for Silves
Six-luxury hotels – all of four or five stars – including various holiday villages and five new golf courses are to be built in Silves, the second biggest concelho in