Living in a war zone
Devastating forest fires have once again laid waste to huge swathes of the Algarve. Resident reporter Gabriel Hershman spoke to two first-hand witnesses to the blaze, who have very different
Back to school
CLIMT – Faro’s Centre for Modern Languages and Translation – offers a wide range of language courses, including Portuguese Language and Culture, with specialised teaching staff and excellent audio-visual support.
Madonna sells out
It took just nine hours for all 15,000 tickets for Madonna’s September 13 Lisbon concert to sell out at the Pavilhão Atlântico – a record for Portugal, which has led
Bomb suspect linked to Portugal
It has been revealed that a man detained last week in a suburb of Madrid for alleged links to the March 11 on the city attacks had a Portuguese identity
Mamamaratona 4 – Run for life 2004
New treatment for colon cancer Oral chemotherapy breakthrough In Portugal, nine people die of cancer of the colon every day, making it the second most fatal form of cancer. And,
Brit hits jackpot
English holidaymaker Eamonn O’Neil, 44, described himself as “euphoric” after winning over 148,000 euros in Vilamoura Casino recently. O’Neill won the 148,659.08 euro jackpot, after putting just nine 20 cent
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New heights Russia’s Yelena Isinbayeva staked her claim for pole vault gold in Athens by breaking the world record in Birmingham last week. She jumped 4.89m, bettering Svetlana Feofanova’s old
Canine chip project
A spokesman from the Ministry of Agriculture has announced plans for all of Portugal’s approximately two million dogs to be identified and registered in a national database by 2007. The
Portuguese chamber event
Vigia Group’s flagship development, Parque da Floresta, was this year’s venue for the Portuguese Chamber’s Annual Golf event. The afternoon golf competition, which attracted 30 players, was followed by a
Câmaras call for state of calamity to be declared
Help us to help them Local authorities from the Algarve and other regions in Portugal most affected by the fires have asked the government to declare a state of public