Wine society travels to northern Alentejo
TWENTY-SEVEN members of the Algarve Wine Society travelled to the northern Alentejo recently for a two-day visit of three vineyards. Members stayed in the fortified, medieval, hilltop town of Marvão,
World Cup e-mail spreads virus
ACCORDING TO several computer security companies, there is a new e-mail message circulating on the internet that announces the chance for users to win tickets for the 2006 Football World
Young monitor beaches
TWO THOUSAND youths are set to patrol 153 beaches this summer as the new season gets underway. The details of the National Vigilance Programme were announced during a recent ceremony.
‘Counterfeit drugs not a problem in Portugal’
THE INSTITUTO Nacional da Farmácia e do Medicamento (INFARMED), the Portuguese national institute of pharmacies and medicine, has declared that the falsification of drugs, a matter raised by the Ordem
About Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
In 1982, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar founded the Art of Living Foundation, which is now the world’s largest volunteer non-governmentalorganisation (NGO), active in over 140 countries. In 1997, Sri Sri
Award-winning play in Paderne
A PORTADA Theatre Group are breaking the mould again after their big success in One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest last year in Paderne, Loulé and Lagos. Their next production
Be inspired to enhance your home and garden
AQUATICS are the first water feature, garden and swimming pond specialists to hit the Algarve. Directed by James Farbrother, AQUATICS design, construct and maintain their products and are based on
Cheaper phone prices from July
PORTUGAL TELECOM (PT) will cut the price of certain fixed line calls by an average of 9.8 per cent from July 1. The new tariffs from PT were sent to
Charity show raises over 2,000 euros
TWO PERFORMANCES of ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Church’ held recently raised a total of 2,250 euros and more donations have been promised as a result