Explosion devastates homes
A gas explosion last Sunday evening, in Santa Bárbara de Nexe, left a 60-year-old woman in hospital and two brothers homeless when their home was completely destroyed in the blast.
Summer is Here
The season has officially started and, to mark the occasion, people from across the Algarve recently joined politicians at the Praia da Falésia/Rocha Baixinha Nascente, in Faro, to witness the
‘Human error’ to blame for hospital deaths
A Ministry of Health enquiry has blamed the recent deaths of two patients at Lagos General Hospital on the anaesthetist and the hospital’s clinical director. Albertina Estevão, 44, and Rui
Tuta denies ‘lies’
Monchique Câmara’s social democratic opposition (PSD) has accused câmara president Carlos Tuta of “despotism and violation of the law” in a ten-point communiqué referring to alleged misconduct and irregularities. “The
Euro 2004 events – Supporting the fans
In just eight days, Portugal will become the sporting centre of Europe, when it will play host to the Euro 2004 football championship. Local câmaras in the Algarve and foreign
Cultural exchange
As part of a cultural exchange, 13 children from The British School of the Algarve recently visited the Escola Básica Jacinto Correia, in Lagoa, to learn about the other school’s
Fire breaks out in Silves
The second ‘large’ fire of the season broke out recently in Caliços, a small area located between Armação de Pêra and Alcantarilha, in the Concelho of Silves. A total of
Jaywalkers Fined
Police officers mounted an anti-jaywalking operation at the Algarve Forum shopping centre in Faro recently and fined various shoppers for crossing at inappropriate areas. A total of 11 people were
First fire blazes in Aljezur
In all, 57 firefighters, supported by 15 vehicles, were drafted in to fight the flames when the Algarve’s first forest fire of the year broke out in scrubland in Bordeira,
Mobile mammography unit gets the green light
On Monday, May 24, all the interested parties finally signed the Protocol (Agreement) for the Mobile Mammography Unit, bought thanks to the charitable efforts of so many Algarve residents. Now,