Casuals’ tennis success in the Algarve
IT HAS long been tradition for the Casuals tennis section to travel down to the Algarve in the spring for a weekend of tennis with local clubs. This year, the
Church and school celebrate 25 years
THE INTERNATIONAL Christian Church and the International Christian School of Cascais got their 25-year celebrations off to a start last Saturday with a musical concert in Polima, S. Domingos da
Classic Alfa Romeo winner in vintage rally
THE EASTERN Algarve town of Castro Marim will be holding the third edition of its popular snail festival (III Festa do Caracol) from May 27 to 29, at the Parque
Comment – Tragic waste
SINCE THE Munich air disaster, which robbed Manchester United of some of their finest young players almost 40 years ago, footballers have been dicing with death in fast cars they
Communists attack government
COMMUNIST PARTY leader, Jerónimo de Sousa, has accused the Socialist government of exaggerating the country’s economic crisis in order to break election promises. “The deafening clamour over the real budget
Câmara warns of con men
ALBUFEIRA CÂMARA is warning the general public about con men posing as Câmara employees, who are carrying out a scam to persuade residents in the area that they need to
Delicious treat
EACH MONTH, I vow not to mention the weather, not wishing to reinforce the British stereotype of us being a bunch of weather fixated bores. Having said that, the weather
Doctors go on strike
LISBON HOSPITAL doctors went on strike last week because they hadn’t been paid due overtime in Accident & Emergency. They complain they are being overworked in the hospitals of São
Douglas and the healers
INTERNATIONAL HEALER and medium, Douglas Ballard, returns to the Algarve on June 5, but this time he has a special mission apart from his popular individual sessions of healing and
Fantastic new park for Mira Sintra
ONE YEAR and one million euros later, the construction of Mira Sintra Park is now complete. The President of Sintra Câmara, Fernando Seara, officially opened the mega-park, amid celebrations that