Wine society holds AGM and gala dinner
THE ALGARVE Wine Society held its annual general meeting recently, followed by a champagne reception and a black tie gala dinner, at the Vila Vita Parc Hotel in Porches. The
‘Disaster’ in Bela Vista Park
A LARGE simulated disaster, designed to test the responses of Lisbon’s emergency services, was staged last Saturday at Bela Vista Park. ‘Operation Centaur’ was witnessed by Lisbon Câmara President, Dr.
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Tell us about the developments during your past few months as Ambassador, your travels and your impressions on returning to Portugal. I’ve been here at a time of considerable change,
‘We are still truly living’
Monday February 14 Martyn has been off on one of his regular visits to Wales and I have been coping alone here on the farm for just over a week
Anti-Salazar figures make the headlines
Amnesty founder dies The man who founded Amnesty International after reading an article about the arrest and imprisonment of two Portuguese students under the Salazar dictatorship has died. Peter Benenson,
Algarve Orchestra in PR rethink
IN A bid to win new supporters and boost its already impressive reputation regionally, nationally and internationally, the Algarve Orchestra has overhauled its public relations department. With Maria Manuela Guerreiro,
Beach improvements could be finished early
RENOVATION of the beaches between Cova do Vapor and Costa da Caparica could be completed well ahead of the projected time schedule, according to António Neves, President of the local
Brit arrested
A BRITISH man was detained recently by the Polícia Judiciária suspected of passing counterfeit currency. The arrest was the culmination of an operation carried out in collaboration with Albufeira GNR
British Arriva Group snaps up
ONE OF Europe’s largest bus operators is to form a joint venture with Portugal’s private transport company, Barraqueiro. Under the terms of the venture, the British Arriva Group, which operates
Bush and Putin differ over democracy
PRESIDENT Bush met President Putin last week amid growing concerns that the Russian leader is turning his back on democratic reforms. The encounter was cordial but Bush conceded that he