Football – Portuguese connection
Rui Costa looks set to join Christiano Ronaldo and assistant coach Carlos Queiroz at Old Trafford. Benfica’s hopes of signing the ex-international were dashed when AC Milan accepted Manchester’s offer
Fun day in Ferragudo
A recent fundraising event held in PlayOasis, Ferragudo, raised 309 euros for the Lagoa bombeiros. Original plans were made for one of the Lagoa Bombeiros’ fire engines to be present
Good times will roll at festival
The Good Time Jazz Band has confirmed it will return to the Lagos Cultural Centre as part of the Lagos Jazz Festival 2004. With a programme of mainly modern jazz,
Heatwave boosts admissions
Emergency admissions to Faro Hospital increased by a third early last week following the recent heatwave. The increase in admissions continued on Tuesday, but then fell back on Wednesday, according
Hooligans back in court
Firefighter Garry Mann, who was dubbed a hooligan ringleader by a Portuguese court after being arrested for disorderly behaviour during the Euro 2004 tournament in June, has confirmed his appeal
Junior stars shine
Golfing stars of tomorrow took to the golf course at Parque da Floresta recently for the resort’s annual Junior Golf Open. In all, 32 under 18’s, Algarve residents and holidaymakers
Lisbon hotel prices double
Surveys have revealed that hotels in Sintra and Estoril almost doubled their prices in June and hotels in Lisbon increased their prices by up to 68 per cent. But, in
Living in a war zone
Devastating forest fires have once again laid waste to huge swathes of the Algarve. Resident reporter Gabriel Hershman spoke to two first-hand witnesses to the blaze, who have very different
Madonna sells out
It took just nine hours for all 15,000 tickets for Madonna’s September 13 Lisbon concert to sell out at the Pavilhão Atlântico – a record for Portugal, which has led
Mamamaratona 4 – Run for life 2004
New treatment for colon cancer Oral chemotherapy breakthrough In Portugal, nine people die of cancer of the colon every day, making it the second most fatal form of cancer. And,