Multi-million euro investment planned for Portimão
A TOTAL of around 100 million euros is about to be pumped into Barranco do Rodrigo, a neglected area that lies between the city of Portimão and the town of
Algarve Summer Festival stars confirmed at last
SPECULATION AND rumour have surrounded the details of the Algarve Summer Festival’s line-up for months, but finally, following a press conference last Friday, the artists for this year’s event are
Parents organise day dedicated to sport and art
THE PARENTS’ Association of Vale Verde International School is organising a Gala Day at Parque da Floresta, on Saturday, April 29, with plenty of activities planned for the day. A
Association to hold Buying and Selling Property Seminar
FOLLOWING LAST year’s successful Buying and Selling Property Seminar, AFPOP is repeating it this year at the Hotel Vila Galé Ampalius in Vilamoura, on Wednesday, May 10, at 10am. Dr.
Quality furniture packages at unbeatable prices
THE FIRST online furniture store has arrived in the Algarve. Furniture-pack.com is the first company based in the region to offer customers the ability to order furniture for their holiday
British Consulate to introduce biometric passports from May
THE BRITISH Consulate in Lisbon will begin issuing biometric passports with effect from May 29, 2006. The cut-off date for accepting applications for the current format, machine-readable passports is Friday,
Retail Park welcomes thousands on inaugural weekend
THE OPENING day of Portimão’s new Retail Park, April 22, was filled with excitement and activity, but there was also an element of disappointment, as some of the major shops
Buying English books in Portugal has never been easier
Magna Carta Bookshop celebrated its first year of success last February. The shop is run by Susana Parker, a young Portuguese woman, who not only has a passion for books,
The expanding face of Century 21
THE HAPPY team of Century 21 (from left: Rita Dwyer, Pedro Miguel, Tanja Rapp and Sónia Caetano), which recently opened a new agency in Lagos, will be delighted to help
champions league
One up, one to go “I SHOUTED at it, I kept my eye on it, I didn’t switch off.” Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann was not talking about keeping yet another