Up, up and away
High winds dominated the final leg of the recent trans-Portugal hot air balloon race from the Alentejo to Loulé. As competitors got closer to Loulé’s municipal stadium, the air pressure
VdL respond
With reference to the letter to the editor which appeared in your April 2 edition, entitled ‘Luxury development’, in which the Vale do Lobo resort is mentioned, we would like
Vila do Bispo loses out
A concerted campaign by angry environmentalists is throwing into doubt several proposed tourist constructions in the Vila do Bispo area. The total cost of the planned developments is said to
‘Força’ Euro 2004
Singer Nelly Furtado’s song Força has been chosen as the official theme of the Euro 2004 football championship. Furtado, who was born in Canada to Portuguese emigrant parents from the
Lagos Hospital enquiry launched – Two die after anaesthetics
Controversy is raging following the untimely death of two patients who were being treated in Lagos District Hospital. Both patients died before routine operations – Albufeira resident Albertina Fátima Estêvão,
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British firefighters could be stationed at service areas along the A2’s Lisbon to Algarve motorway during this summer’s key events. The president of the National Fire and Civil Protection Service,
Albufeira transport
Albufeira’s transport system is being overhauled with the creation of three new urban bus routes. The decision to launch a tender for the new routes, valued at 852,000 euros, was
Algarve Easter bonanza
The Algarve is expected to play host to a million people over the Easter period. And, according to the hotel association AHETA (Associação dos Hotéis e Empreendimentos Turísticos do Algarve),
Artists revere old Algarve
Four well known women artists are exhibiting their work at the Lagos Slave Market, during April. The common theme is traditional Portuguese life and the unspoilt countryside and coastline of
Bond Night at Bar Havana
Everyone likes an excuse to get dressed up, and Bar Havana in Carvoeiro is giving you the opportunity to ‘Dress to Kill’ this month with the first of their themed