Lisbon airport drugs haul
TWO MEN have been arrested at Lisbon airport on charges of trafficking heroin. Police recovered a haul of drugs with an estimated street value of 330,000 euros. One man, carrying
Millions for Sintra’s green areas
SINTRA CÂMARA will contribute around 3.5 million euros this year to the borough’s 20 Juntas de Freguesia (parishes) for the management and conservation of the area’s parks and green areas.
Monarch inaugurates route to capital
MONARCH SCHEDULED’S Airbus 320, with its capacity to carry 180 people, left London en route for Lisbon for their inaugural flight on May 19. Landing on time for a baptismal
More security for Portugal’s airports
AS FROM June 1, the searching of passengers and luggage at Portugal’s ANA (Aeroportos de Portugal SA) airports in Lisbon, Porto, Faro and Ponta Delgada will be carried out by
New Portuguese star for VdL Grand Champions
PORTUGAL’S ALL time greatest tennis player, Nuno Marques, has announced he is to take part in this year’s Vale do Lobo Grand Champions, the popular tournament on the Delta ATP
OBITUARY
Grenville Martin John Beckett February 1969 – May 2005 WITH THE death on Sunday May 22 of Grenville Beckett, the Algarve lost one of its most unconventional and colourful foreign
Pet passengers
IT’S THAT time of the year when the annual summer holiday comes to mind. If you live in Portugal and are planning a trip to the UK, or live in
PM fitness aficionado
PRIME MINISTER José Sócrates has installed a gym on the second floor of his official residence in São Bento. The equipment has been lent by a leading gymnasium and will
Property and publicity
Judy Sharp reflects on life and her world – as she sees it. WELL NOW, there’s a thing! This real estate issue has obviously touched a few nerves, to judge
Red dress Hash turns heads
LAST SATURDAY was the annual Red Dress Hash, a day when all Hashers, including the men, turn out in glorious red dresses, hats, wigs, skimpy underwear and even the occasional