Irish night raises funds
The St Patrick’s Society of the Algarve held its main autumn event, ‘Another Evening with an Irish Flavour’, at the Erin’s Isle Pub and Restaurant in Montechoro, Albufeira, recently. Around
Lighting up for Christmas
Portimão Câmara and the city’s Commercial Association (the ACP) turned on the city’s Christmas lights recently. The ACP invited the José Buísel school choir to entertain the crowd at a
A life spent helping others
Dra Teresa Pais Zambujo, the Mayor of Cascais, civil dignitaries and hundreds of worshippers gathered in the three huge marquees that had been erected in the main square in front
Olhão new urban public transport system
Olhão Câmara has introduced a new urban public transport system. With two buses and around 80 bus stops, the Olhão Circuit covers an area of over 17 kilometres. A câmara
Buttiglione goes to appease the Left
A new European Commission was expected to be in place by November 1. But last month in Strasbourg, the threat that a majority of MEPs would veto the proposed line-up
Paderne wants link to motorway
Francisco Guerreiro, the President of the Junta de Freguesia of Paderne, is protesting about the isolation of the village and demanding the fulfilment of the promise to construct a link
Casa car treasure hunt
The CASA Social Club recently held their popular annual Car Treasure Hunt, starting at the Lagos Service Area and finishing some 76km later at the Tia Rosa restaurant in Lagoa.
Park of Nations thrives
Several projects are being planned and some are currently under construction at Lisbon’s Park of Nations, the former Expo’98 site. Work has started on what will be Lisbon’s biggest office
Cascais gang caught
The Resident recently reported that a gang of young men had been causing havoc in the Cascais area. The armed youths were known to have threatened a woman, stolen two
Portuguese bands in MTV awards
Mesa, Gomo, Da Weasel, Toranja and Clã have all been nominated for the Best Portuguese Act awards at the forthcoming MTV Europe Music Awards 2004. The award, which was scooped