Forest fire arrests
Figures reveal that 35 people have, so far, been arrested on suspicion of starting Portugal’s forest fires – 23 of whom were arrested in July. Only recently the Polícia Judiciária
Football – Asian Championships – Banzai!
Following Greece’s success over Portugal in Europe and that of Brazil over Argentina in South America, it was Asia’s turn to determine the continental champions over the last two weeks.
Football – On form for gold
Portugal underlined its status as favourites for the gold medal in Athens with a convincing 5-0 win over Paraguay at the Algarve Stadium last week. Fulham’s over-age player Luis Boa
Government slammed in fire post-mortem
José Vitorino, President of Faro Câmara, has expressed solidarity with the region’s fire victims and claimed that “regional autonomy” for the Algarve would have prevented the catastrophe. The câmara leader
High driving to be stopped
A spokesperson for the Portuguese driving institution, Direcção-Geral de Viação (DGV), has announced that it is issuing a kit that can detect whether drivers are under the influence of any
Lagos hospital closure fears
The Regional Health Administration (ARS) of the Algarve has guaranteed that Lagos Hospital will keep all its wards open. The pledge comes after unions publicly voiced concerns about the eventual
Let the games begin!
Everything you ever wanted to know about this month’s Olympic Games… Impress your friends with our facts and figures about the XXVIII Summer Olympic Games. · Greece was the birthplace
Light and life
A new exhibition by local artist Jessica Dunn begins tomorrow (August 14) at 6pm, in the Galeria de Arte da Praça do Mar, in Quarteira. Critics have described Jessica’s latest
Model turned artist
STARTING UP: The best and the brightest businesses in the Algarve. Anouk Pascale grew up in Hazel Grove, Cheshire, and after graduating from Manchester University moved to the Algarve to
Oil plant burns in mystery fire
Beaches near Matosinhos, about 20 kilometres north of Porto, were evacuated as a fire at an offshore oil terminal in northern Portugal raged for hours before being contained by firefighters.