Free as a bird
Imagine yourself in an aircraft, 10,000 feet up in the air, but without several important elements – a stewardess dispensing gin and tonics, an in-flight movie…and an engine. If the
Golf health – Prepare your body for success
The golfing body experiences pain, stiffness, restrictions, injury and loss of balance without us necessarily being aware. Your swing requires free moving body parts to become fluid, accurate and consistent.
Headless body update
According to press reports, the mother of the teacher and actress, Maria Conceição, who went missing from Lagoa on December 23 last year, is to undergo a DNA test to
Illegal immigrants detained
Albufeira GNR has detained eight illegal immigrants, six Ukrainians and two Brazilians, following various incidents in the city. One of the Ukrainians was detained after he attacked members of a
Jewellers robbed
Two masked men raided a jewellers in the centre of Portimão, stole 35,000 euros and brutally attacked the shop assistant. The attack happened shortly after the Luaris jeweller’s shop in
Marcha needs a home
As residents of the Algarve know only too well, stray dogs and cats are a real problem, and charities are constantly battling to keep their numbers down. Many are simply
Minister condemns Iraqi attacks
Portuguese Minister for Foreign Affairs, Teresa Gouveia, has expressed outrage at the recent terrorist attacks in Iraq that left 143 dead and 465 injured. In a message sent to the
Paedophiles sentenced
A court in Moita, near Lisbon, has sentenced a 78-year-old man, known as Craveiro, to a 20 year prison term following a catalogue of crimes including aggravated assault, sexual abuse
PJ may strike
Angry members of the police union, the Association of Judicial Police Criminal Investigation Workers (ASFIC/PJ), are involved in a pay dispute with the government and are threatening to strike. The
Retail therapy
When you move into a new home, there are always a few things that you need, aren’t there? I wanted to explore two major new stores that have opened just