A family affair
IF YOU are looking for a traditional family restaurant, then Casa Nostra in Portimão is certainly the place to visit. Head chef, Marcelino, started working in restaurants at the age
Hospital patients left to swelter
Seven hospitals in the Algarve, Alentejo and the centre of Portugal are still waiting for air conditioning units to be fitted, two years after being promised them by the Ministry
Water filter conmen are at it again
VARIOUS RESIDENTS in the borough of Portimão have recently been contacted by companies that claim to represent laboratories which have been asked to carry out water checks by Empresa Municipal
A Madsummer Night’s Dream … what a performance!
A CROWD of over 120 people, including a generous sprinkling of toddlers dressed as fairies, goblins and Teletubbies, were thoroughly enchanted on Monday July 3, by the open air production
Mirrors to produce energy in Tavira
SOLAR THERMAL electricity could be introduced into the national network in June 2008 following the development of an innovative new project in Tavira. Equipment will be installed in Sítio da
world cup echoes
A Portuguese review Shades of 1966 PORTUGAL IN general and the Algarve in particular, stood still exactly seven times during the world’s most watched sporting event. The presence of holiday
A new church is born
ONE HUNDRED and one people attended the first service of the All Saints’ Anglican Church Algarve, on Sunday, July 16. Led by the Reverend Eric Britt, former Chaplain of St.
More awards for Vale do Lobo
LUXURY ALGARVE resort Vale do Lobo made another mark in history at the glittering Homes Overseas Awards 2006 ceremony, recently held at London’s Dorchester Hotel, collecting five awards. Vale do
You couldn’t make it up!
THE NEWS that a new Anglican church – All Saints’ Anglican Church of the Algarve – had been established last week, following the resignation of St. Vincent’s chaplain the Reverend
A world of entertainment solutions
GONE ARE the days when a CD player and BBC TV were enough to keep us entertained. Now there is a never-ending list of entertainment possibilities on offer and consumers