Paderne hosts traditional New Year festival
THIS SUNDAY, January 8, Paderne (Albufeira) will host the 19th Encontro de Janeiras, a choral festival featuring typical songs to welcome the New Year. The festival is considered one of
Presidential candidate paints dark picture for 2006
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE Cavaco Silva launched a stinging attack on the Socialist (PS) government of José Sócrates last week. Addressing five chambers of commerce, the former Prime Minister outlined a unique
Ready-to-eat salads failed by consumer watchdog
SALADS OFFERED by fast food restaurants are “not up to standard”, claims DECO, Portugal’s leading consumer protection organisation in a recent study published in its monthly publication PROTESTE. “As well
Algarve Orchestra’s January programme
THE ALGARVE Orchestra began the year with traditional New Year concerts in Loulé’s Cine-Teatro and Olhão’s Matriz Church. With a programme composed of arias by Strauss, Verdi, Brahms and Donizetti,
Select International Bond Fund delivers three years …
Select International Bond Fund delivers three years of outstanding performance THE SELECT International Bond Fund, managed and distributed by Select Managers Ireland Limited, part of the highly regarded pan-European financial
Algarve resumes oil prospecting
OIL EXPLORATION is set to resume along the Algarve coast, following a decision by the government’s Economy Ministry. The Instituto Geológico e Mineiro (IGM), the geological and mining institute, first
Short period of grace over complaints’ book
NEW LEGISLATION threatens fines of between 250 euros and 30,000 euros for service providers who fail to provide a complaints’ book. But a short period of tolerance to non-compliance will
LET’S WALK
Monday 26 – Around Caldas de Monchique. From 10.30am. A moderately easy 2 hour circular walk along the river valley and through the countryside, with great views to the coast.
Medronho production hampered by fires
PRODUCTION OF aguardente de medronho, a liqueur made from the fruit of strawberry trees and one of the great traditions of the Algarvean hills, has been greatly damaged due to
Modern-day Santas
AS CAPTAIN Peter (Cain) reported on Kiss Fm Algarve, he recently returned from England, travelling from Newcastle airport, with a planeload of Santa Clauses. As proof, he took this photograph