Algarve beaches fly fewer blue flags
Fewer beaches in the Algarve – four less in total – have been awarded European Blue Flags than last year. Nevertheless, the region continues to be the most awarded in
Abandoned baby’s mother detained
Officers from the Judicial Police have detained the mother who abandoned her baby girl – “Mariana” – at the end of April in a shopping basket at the Forum Shopping
Airport Chaos
Airport chaos: Will visiting football fans be greeted by a scene like this when they arrive in Faro this June? The Foreigners and Frontiers Service (SEF) caused mayhem at passport
Another footballing tragedy
Bruno Baião, aged 18, captain of the junior Benfica football team, was fighting for his life last week in the intensive care unit of Curry Cabral Hospital in Lisbon. He
BIG Fish takes a bite of the Algarve
BIG Fish is a brand new company with big ideas. Charles May, Fiona Almeida and Jayne May explained what it is all about. “The name BIG Fish is a bit
British airport special offer
British Airways is to cut fares from Faro to London Gatwick by 41 euros to 79 return, excluding taxes, fees and charges. The new fare, on sale now, is available
Emergency
Growing concerns about proposed strike action by the immigration service during the Euro 2004 tournament have been heightened by a similar threat by fire-fighters. During the Third National Congress of
Euro 2004 brings mixed blessings
With just a few weeks to go before the Euro 2004 tournament, hotels are showing a 25 per cent increase in bookings for June. Almost all the hotels based near
Now Cavaco Brothers plan Salgados development
As we reported recently in The Resident, work has begun on the Herdade dos Salgados complex, overlooking Galé on the Albufeira side of Lagos dos Salgados. Lisbon-based company Hersal, headed
PM announces record amount on fire prevention
A total of 113 million euros is to be spent in combating forest fires this summer, with two thirds of the government cash going towards prevention. This amount represents a