Manchester United train in Algarve
THE MANCHESTER United football team has been staying at the Algarve resort of Vale do Lobo this week for pre-season training. The players arrived with their families on Monday, June
March for gay marriage
HUNDREDS OF people marched down Lisbon’s Avenida da Liberdade in support of the right to marry for gays and lesbians. The parade was part of Portugal’s Gay Pride Day celebrations.
Military parachutists descend on Albufeira
AS PART of the celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the parachuting troops, a military parachuting tournament will take place in Albufeira this weekend (July 2 and 3). This
Music for a summer’s evening
ST JULIAN’S School music department, St Julian’s Strings, recently presented ‘Music for a Summer’s Evening’. A little under three years ago, the St Julian’s Strings Project was started, to introduce
New business parks aim to boost local economies
NEW BUSINESS parks are planned for Portimão and Almancil – initiatives which are aimed at boosting local economies by attracting new companies and creating more jobs. Portimão Câmara is offering
New road brings Alcoutim closer to the coast
VERY SOON, there will be just a 20-minute journey separating Alcoutim from the coast. This will be the reality following the inauguration of the new section of the IC27, which
No drought of paperwork
The stamp for my car is a drop in the ocean but, if everyone else paid their dues, surely something could be done to improve the general condition of the
Petrol station robbed in Alcantarilha
THE CIPOL petrol station in Alcantarilha (Silves) was robbed last Sunday night by a masked gunman. According to witnesses, the assailant was apparently aged between 20 and 30 years old
Record cocaine haul
IN THE largest ever drugs haul in Portugal, and the most important in Europe this year, the Polícia Judiciária (PJ) have seized a staggering 4,500 kilos of cocaine – that
Ronan’s love of Portugal
ALGARVE’S KISS FM radio station was at Ronan Keating’s concert held last Thursday at Freeport in Alcochete (Lisbon). Ronan mentioned to the crowd of around 4,000 fans that he supports