Euro 2004
France may be favourites with the fans, but players’ wives and girlfriends will have to make do without their heroes, as sex has been banned days in advance of any
Euro election analysis
Last week’s elections to the 732-seat European Parliament provided the first major test of the electorate’s views since 10 new countries joined the European Union on May 1. Voters in
Fire prevention a priority
Roads are being cleaned, repaired, re-opened and sign-posted by São Brás de Alportel Câmara which are trying to ensure that, like last year, no fires break out in the area.
Football crazy
Did someone mention football? I feared as much. By now, it will be obvious whether Euro 2004 is the saviour of the Algarve’s tourism trade for this year or, as
Four-legged star in Faro
Forum Algarve in Faro was mobbed by fans recently when one of TV’s most popular stars, Mighty from Inspector Max, visited during the third annual dog show to be held
Friendly Russian invasion
Last week, 40 planes filled with Russian football fans landed at Faro Airport to join busloads of fans arrived from Seville in supporting their national team in their opening match
In brief…
News • A delegation of Portuguese businessmen led by the Portuguese-South African Chamber of Commerce has visited South Africa to study co-operation possibilities. • Gas and electricity prices are to
In the money – Euro 2004
If you want to be rich on July 4, join Denmark and win the European Championship. If successful, the Danes will be rewarded with 310,000 euros each. Sweden is the
No time to walk away from the challenge
The European Parliamentary elections are now over for another five years. The good news for us in the UK was that yet again the Conservatives topped the poll. The other
Portugal drug rings linked to terrorism
Authorities in Portugal are redoubling their investigations into the traffic of hashish after new information has cited it as one of the raw materials for international terrorism. The renewed fears