Riders start year with a jump
The Algarve Riding Club’s first outing in 2004 – a showjumping event at Quinta do Lago Riding Centre – proved to be a great success. Club members enjoyed fine weather,
Cars towed in Silves
Silves Câmara workers have removed five abandoned vehicles in Armação de Pêra and Vila de Pêra this month. The ‘Abandoned on Public Access’ scheme, which was introduced at the beginning
Man brutally murdered
A retired bank worker has been beaten to death after intruders entered his holiday home at Caliços in Lagoa. A family friend called at the victim’s house after he failed
Cheney’s Madeira-gate
The island of Madeira, Portugal’s sole fiscal haven, is at the centre of a financial scandal involving various multinational companies and American vice-president Dick Cheney. One of the companies concerned,
Motorway street racing
Officers from Albufeira’s Brigada de Trânsito (BT) managed to stop a street car race due to take place on the Via do Infante motorway at the Lagos petrol station recently.
Colourful triumph
German artist Brigitte von Humboldt is holding her very first exhibition in the Vale do Lobo art gallery. This colourful and uplifting art show, inspired by Mother Nature, is open
Navy sub catches drug-traffickers
Officers from the Judicial Police have seized 5,450 kilos of hashish from a Spanish yacht, with the assistance of the Portuguese Navy, after an extensive monitoring operation that involved the
Countdown to EURO 2004 – 127 days to go!
FOCUS: RUSSIA (Group A) The Russian Football Federation was formed in 1912 and its greatest moment came in 1960 when, under the guise of the USSR, the national team won
Perfect conditions for digging a hole
Hundreds of JCB sales staff have arrived from across the globe to take part in the British company’s annual worldwide training event in the Algarve. The high-profile three week programme
Dam project abandoned – Water prices could rise
Lack of resources and ongoing litigation has brought construction work on the Odelouca dam project to a complete standstill. Now, although there is no sign of any immediate resolution to