New casino for Lisbon
Building work is finally going ahead on Lisbon’s future casino, nine months after the original plans were agreed. Estoril Sol Enterprise purchased the Pavilhão do Futuro, located at the old
New road for Albufeira
Albufeira Câmara President, Desidério Silva, and the Minister for Public Works, Jorge Costa, recently held a meeting in Albufeira, to discuss proposals for a new road, intended to lessen traffic
Odd balls
• England’s midfield motor Steven Gerrard faces a 12-week lay-off, forcing him to miss the World Cup qualifiers against Wales and Azerbaijan later this month, after fracturing a bone in
Olhão library gets go-ahead
A new library is set to open, within a year, on the site of Olhão’s former hospital. The President of Olhão Câmara, Francisco Leal, said the works, budgeted at 600,000
Open up for a better future
The Arab report on Human Development 2003, published by the United Nations, looks at the relationship between poor education, access to knowledge and democracy (on one hand) and the low
Open up your heart 2004
By Bob Hughes The team at Holmes Place health club organised a fitness event on the green in front of the Belém Tower recently. It proved to be an excellent
PM calls for war on poverty and despair
Addressing the UN General Assembly for the first time as Portugal’s Prime Minister, Pedro Santana Lopes has saluted the organisation’s role in the fight against global terror, but he also
Raiders target golf clubs
Thieves made a pre-dawn raid on a sports store recently and took off with golf equipment estimated to be worth between 5,000 and 10,000 euros. Robbers targeted new and second-hand
Real stuck
As a man who is not enamoured with all the hype generated by today’s football stratosphere, Arsene Wenger, who has done more and shown more loyalty at Arsenal in the
Revamp plans revealed
Cascais’ coastal strip is to be transformed in time for next year’s summer season, after a multi-million euro investment from the local câmara. The works will brighten up the coastal