Motorway link abandoned
A controversial project to link the Via do Infante to the centre of Faro has been abandoned after complaints of it passing through a large swathe of working agricultural land,
A glimpse into IWP
International Women in Portugal is a non-profit making association, which was founded in September 1991 and is based around the Cascais/Lisbon area. IWP Secretary, Karen A Redmayne, explains more about
New highway will ease Mafra traffic
A spokesman from Mafra Câmara has announced that construction of a new highway – the Circular Regional Interior de Mafra (CRIMA) – will begin within the next two weeks. It
All aboard!
To celebrate its 80th anniversary as a city, Portimão Câmara is laying on a series of informative exhibitions and interesting events between now and the end of the year. To
Lisbon PSP clean up Calvário
In an attempt to make the roads safer, the Lisbon PSP police authorities recently patrolled roads in the area of Calvário. A PSP spokesperson revealed that, during the first four
APAA events
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Country and Western evening advertised for Saturday, September 25, at Casa Chilo Zé has been postponed until later in the year. However, the following two
Russia probes ‘car bomber’ death
Russian prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into the death of a man who was questioned by Moscow police over a suspected car bomb plot. Prosecutors have said that the
Baby show in town
Mums-to-be, new parents and young families will be making their way to Lisbon’s major event centre, FIL, in Parque das Nações, this weekend for Bebés & Mamãs, the city’s annual
Sand dance
Tomorrow (Saturday 25), the Algarve is going to end its party season in style when The Alternative Project company hold their Sand Dance party at the FIESA Sand art exhibition,
Brit runs for Faro Hospital
Earlier this summer, Ian and Ann Priest were holidaying in Cabanas with their family when they suffered a nasty shock. This inspired Ian to take part in the Great North

