Kidjo lights up the night
The Sheraton Pine Cliffs Hotel in Albufeira was the setting for a hugely enjoyable outdoor concert by African-born Angelique Kidjo last Saturday night, which was attended by more than 500
Loulé parades through the night
Last Saturday night Loulé was the scene of a popular march – past during which 400 people took to the streets in the square near the Monumento Eng Duarte Pacheco
MBE for ex-head
Jean Chinn, ex-champion and head teacher of the International School of São Lourenço, has recently been awarded with one of the highest honours granted by the British government for her
New cabinet sworn in and PM promises to work for the poor
Pedro Santana Lopes and his new cabinet have been officially sworn in at a ceremony in Lisbon. The appointment means that the country continues to be led by the centre-right
Open and shut
The French football team may have lost their dominance of European football but French golfers are dominating European golf with a succession of winners, culminating in Thomas Levet´s superb closing
Police check robbers out
Two muggers in Albufeira forced a young mother to write them a cheque to the value of 500 euros recently, in full view of many passing pedestrians. The thieves later
Police find cannabis plantation
Vila do Bispo GNR discovered a cannabis plantation in an isolated zone of Barão de São Miguel recently. In total, authorities seized 184 feet of the plant, detaining a German
Prison for driving licence cheats
A syndicate of fraudsters, who offered a package deal of a trip to Portugal from Madeira, including a crash-driving course, recently received heavy prison sentences. During the court case, the
Reflecting styles
Reflections Salon, a new hairdressers opened in Tavira by married couple, Nicolette and Miguel de Carvalho, is one of the few English speaking salons in the Eastern Algarve. A young
Run for life 2004
Mamamaratona is a charitable organisation, which has so far raised a fantastic total of 195,000 euros and purchased a mobile mammography unit dedicated to the Algarve. This year the event