Elderly in first flight
Old people from rural areas in Loulé travelled by air for the first time recently, when they undertook a Faro-Lisbon flight that also included a sightseeing tour of the capital.
Tragic accident kills PSP agent
A PSP police commissioner lost his life in a tragic car accident during the weekend before Christmas. The accident occurred at the Lagoa turn off from the Via do Infante
Lagoa road programme
Almost one million euros has recently been invested by the Câmara Municipal de Lagoa in the Alporchinos/Lombos road, which will complete the intermunicipal Silves/Albufeira/Lagoa road. According to information from Lagoa
RTA pays homage to Figo
International footballer, Luís Figo, will be honoured during a ceremony to be held at the start of the eagerly awaited football clash between Portugal and England, scheduled to take place
RTA plans revealed
With a proposed 2004 budget of 12.727 million euros, the Algarve’s Regional Tourism Board, the RTA, is counting on the Euro 2004 football championship to give tourism in the region
Incommunicado at Christmas
As the end of 2003 approached, some residents of parts of the western Algarve had been without telephone lines or internet connections for three weeks, following heavy storms at the
Opportunistic car theft
“The Algarve is no longer safe. This place used to be a paradise, but not anymore,” exclaimed a German tourist, whose jeep was stolen during what was meant to be
Underage sex scandal in Vau
A further two suspects are now believed to be involved in an underage sex scandal, which has shocked the Algarve. According to the authorities, eight individuals have already been arrested
A new start for the British School
After a long struggle and many complications, Alice Van den Eine re-opened the doors to the British School last September and with a new address, just outside Lagoa, it is
A sight for healed eyes
Eye-Q-Vision is opening the eyes of the community in more ways than one. The successful new ophthalmology centre now also provides an in-house incentive for vision improvement. The centre in