Russian spending spree
The English were the nationality who spent the most at Portuguese airports during Euro 2004, but it was the Russians who broke the record for a single day’s spending. At
Santana Lopes is new PM
Pedro Santana Lopes, the leader of Portugal’s ruling centre-right social democratic government, was formally appointed the Prime Minister designate last Monday. “Now I will begin the necessary talks to form
Software steals bank
One in three home computers is infected with hacking software that steals users’ bank details, says Internet Service Provider, Earthlink. After a survey of 420,000 PCs, Earthlink found that nearly
Tavira celebrates European film
Last week saw the opening of this year’s fifth European film show in Tavira. Held in the cloisters of the convent of Carmo, the event is honouring the best of
The lure of literature
Continuing our feature on excellent service providers in the Algarve, we focus on Tavira. Liz and Earl Beaupied opened A Lura dos Livros almost one year ago and have been
The road to Athens
The football is over and appropriately Greece were the winners. During the next few weeks, we will keep you up-to-date with all the latest information surrounding the world’s greatest sporting
Algarve Open brings record windfall
It was recently revealed that the Portuguese Algarve Open 2003 made over eight million euros from the televised broadcasting of the event. The announcement was made by Amen Corner, from
Aljezur alive
As part of 500 years of Foral celebration in Aljezur, a street was named after the famous D. Manuel I, next to the EBI/JI School. The celebration was enjoyed by
All the stars in the Algarve
A host of famous sporting personalities recently joined Luís Figo in a charity match at the Faro–Loulé stadium to raise funds for the Luís Figo Foundation (LFF) and the Laureus
Boozy bash in Silves
The Resident graphic designer, Inês Lopes, enjoys a tankard of local brew at the recent Silves Beer Festival, held at the Fábrica do Inglês. Although the attendance was disappointing, Inês