Court convicts 18
After several delays, the corruption trial, involving 25 guards from Albufeira transport brigade who rocked Portugal and disgraced the GNR service, was finally concluded last week. The hearings began more
No to tolls!
The Junta Metropolitana do Algarve and business associations in the region are calling for a general protest against the proposed toll booths on the Via do Infante (A22). The action
Radiotherapy unit in jeopardy
From page 1 …then, the AOA has been disputing it. Now, as it has had no response, desperation has led the organisation to expose the matter to the media in
Operating theatre remains closed
Members of the Lagos Business Association are so desperate to have the operating theatre at Lagos Hospital re-opened that they plan to mobilise the general public of Lagos, Aljezur and
Residents could pay tolls
The Minister for Public Works, António Mexia, has admitted that, although residents in the Algarve will not pay the tolls when they are initially introduced on the A22 Via do
Unwelcome neighbours
There are many official caravan sites across the Algarve where people can legally park their caravans and utilise the services on offer – water, toilet and shower facilities, electricity and
From Kiss to this
Ex-Kiss FM radio DJ, Jasmine Harman, has now got her own daily TV show on the UK’s Channel 4. Jasmine worked at Kiss FM for three years and was also
New road will destroy village
Barreiras Brancas, a sleepy, little known hamlet, only four kilometres from Loulé on the São Brás road, is about to become a political battlefield after an attempt by authorities to
Resort short-listed for awards
Vale do Lobo, voted the Best Luxury Development in the 2004 Homes Overseas Awards, has been short-listed for five categories in the 2005 awards. Now in their second year, the
Murder victim may have been fed to pigs
Scientists from the government laboratory in Lisbon (LPC) have searched the area of Figueira, in Portimão, for clues as to the whereabouts of missing eight-year-old Joana’s body. It has been