Portuguese lottery winners stay anonymous
DOLORES McNAMARA was celebrating last week after winning the biggest ever European lottery. The 50-year-old Irish mother of six, who won 115.4 million euros on a rollover jackpot, followed the
Portuguese travel more on a shoestring
DESPITE THE economic crisis, evidence shows that the Portuguese are travelling abroad now more than ever before. However, many families are cutting their cloth accordingly and opting for cheaper destinations,
Road works make Lisboetas miserable
ROAD WORKS are driving Lisbon motorists and pedestrians around the bend, according to the Associação dos Cidadãos Auto-mobilizados (ACA-M), the Portuguese association for drivers, passengers and pedestrians, The Resident’s Chris
Rotary Club of Silves news
• Members of the Rotary Club of Silves and guests, together with Silves Câmara President, at the recent unveiling ceremony of the stone monument in Silves to mark the 100th
Scruffts Dog Show 2005
APAA, the Association for Protection of Animals in the Algarve, has recently announced that Scruffts Dog Show 2005 will be held on Sunday, October 2, at the Fissul Centre in
Shopping centres head to Évora
ÉVORA COULD have three new large shopping centres within the next few years. The project from engineering company Guedol, provisionally known as Évora Fórum, envisages the construction of a space
So unique you will be curious
• You will find an impressive variety of original stock IF YOU want to deck out your home with unique furniture and trinkets, or give a gift that’s out of
Summer in the Algarve
YEARS AGO, a silly story circulated about some American tourists who were on a tour of Windsor Castle. “It’s a beautiful place,” one of them commented, “but I wonder why
Taxes, interest rates, inflation…
A look at the local and international issues of the moment Portugal – more financial woes THE EUROPEAN Commission has given Portugal three years to rein in its budget deficit.
Tennis – Eight up
Nineteen-year-old Spanish clay court king, Rafael Nadal, belied his angelic looks by ruthlessly destroying Gaston Gaudio 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 in the final of Stuttgart’s prestigious Mercedes Cup. The victory, Nadal’s