Eight suspected drug dealers arrested in Olhão
SEVEN MEN and one woman, aged between 18 and 50, were recently arrested by police in Olhão, suspected of drug dealing. Armed with eight warrants, police undertook a raid on
There were no fools on April 1
IF YOU joined the more than 100 people for the seventh Annual Fundraising Dinner-Dance for Lagoa Voluntary Bombeiros, at the Fatacil grounds in Lagoa, on April 1, you were certainly
european leagues
All over, bar the shouting WITH OVER a month of football yet to be played, Europe’s league champions in waiting, are as good as home and hosed. In Scotland, Celtic
Too many teachers for just a few vacancies
ALMOST 123,000 teachers are trying their luck in the contest for teaching jobs this year – over 1,000 more teachers than last year. The figure, which has only just been
From Almancil to the Azores
THE GOOD Time Jazz Band is a professional, six-piece Dixieland jazz band, notable for their entertainment value, versatility and reputation as a fun band. This year, the band has gained
What they say …
• Costa Lima, the executive president for the Agência Portuguesa para o Investimento (API), the Portuguese Agency for Investment, said last week that the State didn’t believe in the citizen
grand national
‘Portuguese’ winner! FOLLOWING A disastrous Cheltenham Festival, this column has managed to regain its credibility in no uncertain manner. Last week, I nominated four horses against the 40-strong field of
Hunter assaults elderly expatriate at gunpoint
WHILE OUT walking his dog in the open countryside near his home in Barreiras Brancas, Loulé, nearly two-and-a-half-years ago, 83-year-old Britisher Dr. Vickers was assaulted by a hunter at gunpoint.
Loulé promoted in Seville
LOULÉ CÂMARA, in partnership with Faro Câmara and Parque das Cidades, hosted a promotional stand at Ferantur, Andalucia’s Tourism and Rural Development Fair, which took place at Palácio Fibes in
Algarve awaiting explanation over future oil exploration
THE MINISTRY for the Economy has still not given any explanation to the Área Metropolitana do Algarve (AMAL), the entity that represents the Algarve’s 16 boroughs, concerning the intention to