Portuguese tycoon enters Christie’s record book
By Jon Rivelon Wilson IN ONE of the most eagerly awaited events of the London summer auction season, artwork amassed by Portuguese banker and industrialist, António de Sommer Champalimaud, who
Prevention is better than cure for Algarve heat wave
THREE LEVELS of alert have been devised for Algarve emergency services dealing with heat wave victims. Yellow is for temperatures between 32º and 35º, Amber is 36º-42º and Red is
Sports arena for Sintra
SINTRA CÂMARA has announced that a new sports arena, representing an investment of four million euros, will be built in Casal de Cambra over the next 18 months. The new,
Stone’s got soul
YOU WOULDN’T necessarily think it to look at her, but Joss Stone is the possessor of some of the music world’s most soulful pipes. It’s easy to forget that the
Students’ turn to celebrate 30 years
WITH THE help of the Parents and Teachers Association (PTA) of St Dominic’s International School in São Domingos da Rana, senior school students recently dressed in 70s style clothing to
Tennis Scottish style
THE LISBON Casuals held a fundraising Doubles Tennis Tournament ‘Scottish Style’ at St Julian’s School in Carcavelos recently. The day was hot, as was the standard of play. Of the
TGV high speed rail link and international airport
AN AMBITIOUS public-private partnership (PPP) investment programme, designed to kick-start the Portuguese economy, was unveiled by Prime Minister José Sócrates last week. The 25 billion euro ‘shot in the arm’
Tons of dead fish
MORE THAN 10 tons of dead carp have been found in Barragem da Bravura, close to Lagos, a dam that supplies water to the boroughs of Lagos and Portimão. It
Top line up for seniors’ tennis at Vale do Lobo
FRESH FROM his stint in the commentary box at Wimbledon, the incorrigible enfant terrible of tennis, John McEnroe, will be back in the Algarve this summer to compete in the
UB mad to miss them
NAMED AFTER an unemployment benefit form, pop-reggae band UB40 was formed in 1978. The original eight band members, all from Birmingham, appealed to dissatisfied youths with their very own style