Algarve

SCUBA DIVERS from the Portimão Sub Aquatic Club, Portisub, have taken part in an expedition to locate the Empire Warrior, a British freighter that sank on June 19, 1941. The

FRENCH BABY products and accessories store, Bébé Confort is to open its first shop in the Algarve at the Forum Algarve shopping centre in Faro this month. The new store

CHAOTIC SCENES at Faro Hospital dominated Portuguese television news bulletins for two days last week, after the high influx of flu sufferers left the hospital struggling to cope with the

• Stand in a doorway or hide under something very sturdy like a table. • Hide far from objects that could harm you, such as glass or concrete. • If

WATER, DRAINAGE and waste management rates are due to rise substantially in some areas of the Algarve this year, as câmaras struggle to recoup millions of euros. In some cases,

Vila Do Bispo have organised a series of walks challenging the more senior residents of the area entitled Caminhada Sénior (Senior Walk). The first walk will take place on February

USING SOLAR power this summer could see residents cooking meals without using any gas or electricity. A meeting held at the University of the Algarve on February 3, revealed several

EXPLOSIVES WERE discovered by GNR officers while carrying out an investigation at a construction site in Caldas da Monchique on February 6. Officers had gone to the site to investigate

If you are a fan of magic and illusions, then do not miss the Festival of Magic this summer in Albufeira. International magicians will be performing tricks and a magic