Syringe attack
Two GNR officers, attacked by assailants in Quarteira, fear they may have become infected with the HIV virus after being stabbed with a syringe that could have contained contaminated blood.
Bar arrest
More than a dozen female Ukrainian immigrants, employed in a disco in Serro Branco in Albufeira, were taken to the town’s GNR station recently and two illegal immigrants were arrested.
Be a perfect 10
Karin Romano, who runs the Perfect 10 salon in Vale do Lobo, is originally from New York State and has a background in sales and management. She worked for nine
BSE case in Azores
Health authorities on the Azores islands have confirmed a case of ‘mad cow’ disease in a calf born to an animal imported from Germany. The Lusa news agency reported that
Countdown to EURO 2004 – 113 Days to Go!
FOCUS: CROATIA (Group B) Independent from former Yugoslavia since 1991, this small country on the Adriatic, which is less than a quarter of the size of Britain, is made up
Digital radar for troublespots
Accident black spots on Portuguese roads will be monitored by 30 digital radar systems from the beginning of the summer, the Minister of Internal Administration, Fernando Lopes, has revealed. Speaking
Bombeiros’ new recruit
Six years after retiring from the British fire service, Carvoeiro resident Steve Whitehorn is back in uniform – this time for the local bombeiros. Steve, his wife Mandy and son
Munitions factory closed
Spain is on target to become Europe’s leading supplier of arms and munitions following its acquisition of a major Portuguese production rival. Government sources have confirmed that the Spanish have
CASA to the rescue
A recent change to the official food regulations meant that children in the Pirilampos under-12 orphanage section of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Albufeira were left without a place
Noah set for return
Frenchman Yannick Noah is the first big name to confirm his participation in this year’s Grand Champions tennis tournament – the veterans’ competition that is played out every August at