Stop the pong in Portimão
Portimão Câmara and Águas do Algarve (AdA) are hoping they have found the solution to put an end to the bad smell that emanates from the River Arade in Portimão.
Take to the ice for trees
Forum Algarve in Faro is opening an ice rink this week with the aim of raising funds for the replanting of cork trees in Serra do Caldeirão – an area
The best of the Algarve
The British Portuguese Chamber of Commerce will give a warm Algarvean welcome to the new British Ambassador, Mr John Buck, tomorrow (Saturday, December 4) in an evening that showcases the
The gardens of Pompeii and Herculaneum
Herculaneum, near Pompeii, was probably founded by the Etruscans and was inhabited by ‘a more cultured, refined and intellectual class of people than nearby Pompeii’. Geoffrey Toms, who is a
The St. Andrew’s Society ball
The Hotel Palacio in Estoril once again resounded to the sound of bagpipes and Scottish music, as 140 members and friends of the St. Andrew’s Society, Lisbon, celebrated the day
Time to face the ‘raw and naked’ truth
Portugal must face up to facts and reform its institutions, increase productivity and boost exports if it is to solve its economic problems, according to former Portuguese Prime Minister, Dr.
UNITED KINGDOM – Ellen begins record bid
British yachtswoman, Ellen MacArthur, began her attempt to sail around the world solo in the fastest time this week. The 28-year-old and her 75ft B&Q trimaran, departed from Ushant, off
Watercolours with a Lisbon theme
Colours of the Estoril Coast and Lisbon will be the title of an exhibition by Swedish-born watercolour painter and long-time Cascais resident Lars Rejbrand, which will open today (Friday, December
What a declining dollar means for you
The stock markets may have reacted well to George W Bush’s re-election in the United States, but it has been a different story with the Dollar. The US currency has
Wider exemptions on A22 tolls
The government will not abandon plans to introduce tolls on the A22 (Via do Infante) motorway, but residents could be exempted from having to pay tolls throughout the route for