Iran ‘ceases nuclear enrichment’
Iran says it is suspending its uranium enrichment programme, in line with a deadline agreed with European nations. The suspension has been welcomed as “a good step in the right
Loulé OAP card
Loulé Council is preparing to launch the Cartão Municipal Sénior, a discount card for Loulé residents who are over 60 years old. The scheme is currently being finalised and due
Marginal still deadly
The Lisbon-Cascais Marginal road is still the worst road accident ‘black spot’ in the country, according to the latest figures from the General Administration of Transport (DGV). Their 2003 report
Meet the authors
Brian Sparrow will be at the Griffin Bookshop to sign copies of his brand-new thriller, Let the Bulls Lock Horns, on Tuesday, December 7, between 11.30am and 1pm. The book,
Monarch scoops top award
Low fares carrier Monarch Scheduled has been voted ‘Best Airline to the Mediterranean and Islands 2004’ by UK travel agents. The award, which was presented at the recent World Travel
New play house for home
The children and staff of the Bom Samaritano Children’s Home in Alvor are completely overwhelmed by the latest donation to the home. It has always been a problem for the
Nordic Christmas
Last year’s Nordic Club Christmas Bazaar raised over 20,000 euros for several charity institutions in Portugal, including the Associação Cristã de Reinseração e Apoio Social (home for the elderly in
Nothing is certain in this life save death and taxes…
…unless you attended the recent Blevins Franks Seminars? Blevins Franks Trustees recently held their annual Autumn Seminars throughout Southern Europe. They hold two financial seminars each year and this season
OAPs in fake euro fraud
A total of 900,000 euros in counterfeit bank notes has been seized in just eight months, following the discovery of eight ‘money factories’ in Portugal. The Polícia Judiciária (PJ) arrested
Pedestrian deaths too common
A young girl was run over recently while on her way home from school. Ana Rita, 15, was on a zebra crossing when she was hit by a red Porsche