Disabled riders show exceptional progress
RIDING FOR the Disabled held its annual gymkhana at Pinetrees Riding Centre in Ancão (Almancil) to celebrate the end of riding sessions for the school year. As well as the
Education a priority for Faro
FARO CÂMARA has announced it will spend 4.3 million euros on the re-modelling and construction of schools in the Algarve’s capital this year. Ten schools will be receiving new facilities
EU directive seeks to strengthen investors’ rights
LEADING PORTUGUESE businessmen were told how to improve the running of their companies recently and prepare for the routine of quarterly reporting. At a PricewaterhouseCoopers and AESE (Escola de Direcção
Eyes are the window to the whole body
Health examination LAST TIME we considered the result of your sight test, but perhaps even more important is the result of the health examination of your eyes. The eye is
film review – THE HEART OF ME
Three’s a crowd Under layers of starched collars and polished shoes, beats the heart of an old-fashioned, tearjerking romantic drama. Adapted from The Echoing Grove, a 1953 novel, The Heart
Finally, ‘Algarve’ is signed on all roads entering region
YOU MAY have noticed on your recent entrance to the Algarve, from Spain, Lisbon or any other main road, the new signs indicating that you have reached the Algarve. Seven
Finance ministers defend euro
Eurozone finance ministers have dismissed suggestions that Italy might adopt another currency. They rejected talk of an euro break-up as ‘absurd’ and described suggestions that the Italian lira could be
first edition – Great new books for kids this summer
Finally, increasing in popularity with young readers is the Rainbow Magic series, available in paperback at 6 euros each. The party fairies (eg, Ruby, Heather, Saffron) all have their own
Flirting with Miss Piggy
Monday 2nd May I have just returned from a weekend in Seville with my friend Lesle. Martyn visited Seville the previous weekend and booked us into the same hotel, claiming
Friendly
Northern Ireland celebrated their FA’s 125th anniversary with a friendly against World Cup hosts Germany. The Irish scored first from a penalty that resulted in Chelsea’s Robert Huth seeing red,