Sixty suffer sickness
A school worker and 59 pupils from three different schools in Lagos had to be hospitalised after suffering from food poisoning from an, as yet, unidentified source. The most severely
International sky diving event
Alvor aerodrome held its second international parachuting event recently. Spectators arrived from all over the region to ‘ooh and ahh’ as over 30 parachutists ‘skysurfed’ and practised spectacular free fall
Sports for all
In an unusual move, private building company Oceânico has combined forces with the Junta de Freguesia da Luz and the Câmara Municipal de Lagos to build an outdoor multi-sports complex
Strength in numbers
A total of 36 members of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce met in the Algarve recently to discuss plans for the international property shows taking place in Britain and the
The year of the good guys
It might be the Year of the Monkey for the Chinese, but I reckon this is the Year of the Good Guys. What does that mean? For years, the good
Tournament costs add up
The overall cost of the Euro 2004 football championship has been estimated at 800 million euros in a study carried out by one of the country’s leading universities. This sum
US hunts in Portugal
Officers from the Portuguese Secret Services (SIS) are investigating a possible terrorist cell that they believe could have infiltrated the country following the Madrid bomb attacks. SIS agents are believed
Vintage vehicles
Classic car owners from across Portugal gathered recently at the Hotel Quinta do Lago to take part in this year’s Loulé rally. The convoy of cars, some over 80 years
Weather on the web
Geography pupils, studying for their IGCSE exams at the International School of the Algarve, took part recently in an internet-based project called MetLink International, which involved recording the weather over
Allegations fly over dam
Controversy over the Odelouca dam project in Silves continues to rage, with both sides in Portimão’s Municipal Assembly accusing the other of blocking progress. Work on the dam was suspended