Search and rescue dogs train in new Leiria school
THE FIRST ever ‘search and rescue’ dog training school has opened in Milagres, Leiria (half way between Lisbon and Porto). The dogs will be trained in specialist rescue skills, in
Birds test positive for bird flu in Portugal
Portugal has spent more than 60,000 euros so far this year on laboratory analyses to test 6,000 birds and other animals for bird flu. Five ducks and one seagull tested
Tremor felt in Portimão
According to the Institute of Meteorology (IM), a tremor, measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale, was felt in Portimão on August 10. It happened at 10.16am, and the epicentre was
BRIT arrested for possession of cannabis plants
Brit arrested for possession of cannabis plants Last week, a British man, who has lived in the Algarve for several years, was arrested in Barão de São Miguel, in Vila
Vandalised cows
THE COLOURFUL, fibre glass cows that are dotted around Lisbon, following the CowParade in June, have been given an unwelcome spray of paint from graffiti vandals. Several of the 101
Cultural extravaganza in Faro
Jardim Manuel Bivar, in the centre of Faro, is the place to be for all those who love regional sweets, dried fruits and beverages. The 20th edition of the Feira
Dinner in aid of the old people’s home and hospice in Pêra
A fundraising dinner will be held at 8pm on Saturday, August 26 in the pavilion at the Sheraton Hotel, Pine Cliffs, in Albufeira, in aid of the construction of an
Dinosaurs causing excitement in marina
IF YOU loved Jurassic Park, then the display of ‘animatronic’ dinosaurs at Albufeira Marina is definitely for you. Running until August 31, the Dinotaurs exhibition will be resident at the
Free wireless internet access in town centres
THERE ARE 16 areas in the Algarve where you can now access the internet for free, by switching on any laptop with a wireless facility. Known as “hotspots”, these special
Hundreds of fish suffocate
ACCORDING TO a team from the Commission of Co-ordination and Regional Development (CCDR), a lack of oxygen in the water of the Alcantarilha river, next to Armação de Pêra beach,