Casas-Algarve offer innovation
TONY FILIPE is a Portuguese-born Australian immigrant. While in Sydney, he gained most of his experience working for various construction companies and, in 1991, graduated in Building Science at the
Doctor shot at Portimão court
EARLIER this week at Portimão’s courthouse, an elderly widower attempted to shoot dead the doctor he claimed killed his wife due to medical negligence. The shooting has sparked calls for
Drought prompts revision of hydrological plan
CONTINUING drought conditions could bring a revision of the hydrological accord between Portugal and Spain and may see Madrid taking recourse to exceptional circumstances set down in the agreement, whereby
Exclusive innterview with the Algarve PSD leader
JOSÉ MENDES BOTA, Algarve PSD (Social Democrats) leader and newly-elected MP for the Faro district is the son of a dry fruit merchant. The family business trades and exports figs,
Facelift for bullring nears completion
LISBON Câmara’s 50 million-euro facelift for its bullring and Campo Pequeno square, one of Lisbon’s most well-known, historic monuments, should be complete by the end of the year. Accompanied by
Fire chief quits
VILARIM REIS, Commander of the Bombeiros Voluntários de Portimão, has resigned, declaring that, with the rapid approach of this year’s forest fire season and the absence of any fire-prevention and
Funky Faro locks
BRADLEY QUERL was born in Zimbabwe and moved to London to further his career as a hairdresser, where he worked and studied for three-and-a-half years. He now lives in Portugal,
I’m a politician, I’ll take care of you
I WAS encouraged at the enormous amount of coverage that was given to the potentially carcinogenic colourant, Sudan 1, finding its way into the human food chain. Sudan 1 is
Jewish festival
The Jewish Community of the Algarve will be celebrating Purim, one of the most joyous festivals in the Jewish calendar, with a tea party on Sunday, March 27. The festival