That Titchmarsh feeling…
Wednesday May 5 Every now and again, I catch myself in mid-thought and realise that slowly and scarily, I am turning into Alan Titchmarsh. As I was transplanting the last
The heat is coming
Last year’s summer will not be forgotten easily. As well as Europe recording some of its highest ever temperatures, at times the heat was so severe that it claimed hundreds
Train link open
Prime Minister Durão Barroso has inaugurated a new high speed rail link which nearly halves the travel time between Lisbon and the Algarve. “Until now, the Algarve and the south
Upgrading tourism to compete
“Our focus must be on quality. We have to be the best in every category,” says Secretary of State for Tourism, Luís Correia da Silva. Faced with growing competition from
WineMine Club – Tasting and dinner
Contributed Fresh from their triumphs in London’s prestigious International Wine Challenge 2004, DFJ Vinhos proudly introduced some of their medal winning wines to a packed house of WineMine Club members
‘Crazy’ bingo sessions
Portugal soccer coach Luiz Felipe Scolari is introducing regular sessions of bingo to help the national team develop team spirit ahead of the soccer Euro 2004 finals. “The locker room
‘Species-saving’ lynx not Iberian
Recent reports have mistakenly suggested that a new baby lynx, born in captivity at a conservation centre in Sierra de Fuentes in Spain, is Iberian. After a close monitoring of
Alarming drug rates
According to a recent study carried out by the Portuguese Drug Institution, Portugal has one of the highest rates of heroin consumption in Europe. The study revealed that, in Portugal,
Amnesty attacks Portugal
An Amnesty International report has recently criticised the way Portugal tackles domestic violence, stating that it is neglectful of the issue. Six women in every thousand die each year as
Aurora Borealis
HORSERACING Aurora borealis This Friday and Saturday will see the annual renewal of the greatest flat races of the season – the Epsom Oaks and Derby. Due to a strike