Success of U Constitution depends on collective co-operation
THE EU’s Constitutional Treaty must involve the co-operation of all and not just a few key members, the Prime Minister said recently. José Sócrates was speaking at the launch of
Christmas comes early at Thomsonfly.com
THOMSONFLY.COM has announced its winter 2006 flying programme from Faro, offering flights from the end of October 2006 to March 24, 2007. Following the success of its routes from Faro,
The sounds of Easter
PORTIMÃO’S IGREJA Matriz is the setting for a special musical celebration this Eastertime, with the Orquestra do Norte performing Mozart’s Requiem Mass tonight (Good Friday, April 14) at 9.30pm. The
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
Cultural centre celebrates 25th anniversary
TO MARK the 25th anniversary celebrations of São Lourenço Cultural Centre, two concerts by internationally acclaimed musicians, Danish recorder player Michala Petri and husband Lars Hannibal on guitar, are set
Rotary lifesaving initiative swings into action
THE ROTARY Club of Silves celebrated its 13th Charter Night last week and announced a number of innovative projects for the next Rotary year. Speaker at the Charter dinner was
England team chooses Algarve for pre-World Cup training
VALE DO Lobo has been chosen by the English Football Association as the location for the national team’s training base camp in May, ahead of this summer’s World Cup in