No to marshals
Portugal has announced that it will not allow armed air marshals on flights to and from America, despite a request from the United States made amid fresh security fears about
Britney in Lisbon
Britney Spears will make her second appearance at the Rock in Rio music festival, but this time in the Portuguese capital instead of Brazil. The 22-year-old pop singer is set
Pestana invests abroad
Pestana Group, the largest leisure operator in Portugal, is considering fresh investments in Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Croatia, markets that it says are set for strong short-term growth.
Cleaning up Faro
According to one local shopkeeper, the streets of Faro are turning into a rubbish tip. âAfter more than three phone calls to the authorities,â he explained, âthe municipal services came
PortimĂŁo robbery
An armed robber has stolen an unspecified sum of money from a bureau de change office in PortimĂŁo. The masked robber, believed to be a black man, entered the shop,
Countdown to EURO 2004 – 155 days to go!
Focus: Following our guide to Latvia and the Czech Republic, we continue our series by taking a closer look at England. Regarded as the âhomeâ of football, organised games have
School facilities improved
In a move that the President of LoulĂ© CĂąmara has described as âurgent and necessaryâ, the foundation stone of Almancilâs first ever pre-school nursery was laid recently. âAlmancil is one
Course control
A report into the regionâs golf facilities has concluded that the Algarve should not build more than 41 full size 18-hole courses, at least until the year 2020. According to
Shake your tailfeather!
Ann Bull is an English state registered chiropodist who started her practice here in January 2003. She works in the Cloud 9 Health and Beauty Salon at Alto Club in
Diver discovers hashish
A professional diver has uncovered a package containing 34 kilos of hashish near Albufeira Marina. According to the head of the Albufeira GNR, Captain AntĂłnio Matias, the hashish was discovered