Yet another drugs bust at Lisbon airport
THREE SOUTH Americans were arrested at Lisbon’s Portela airport last week, after being found with 25,025 kilos of cocaine. The three men aged 34, 46 and 77 respectively, were of
Forest fire season opens in Vilamoura
A small fire, in a wooded area in Vilamoura, began on Monday of this week, a short time after 1pm. It was the first forest fire emergency this year in
Fort to be restored in Castro Marim
Renovations at the São Sebastião Fort in Castro Marim will commence in October, following the recent allocation of public funding by the Câmara. The battlements will take a year to
Home decor show comes to Faro
CASA decor, a major home furnishings exhibition, is coming to the Algarve for the first time ever this summer, and will be staged at Fábrica da Cerveja, in Faro (next
Immigrants run health risks
Health problems facing immigrants were highlighted on the last day of a recent conference of gynaecological and obstetrics experts, held in Tavira, welcoming more than 300 specialists from around the
Loulé has a twin city
LOULÉ IS celebrating its official twinning with Benguela, a city in Angola, 17 years after the idea was first proposed. The union will bring about an exchange of social, cultural,
New maritime traffic control system on the way
A NEW system for maritime traffic control is expected to be operational along the coast of the Algarve by the end of next year, from the São Miguel mountain ridge
Portimão câmara worker jailed for corruption
The former director of the department of Public Works and Urban Affairs at Portimão Câmara, Alberto Estêvão, has been jailed for a period of three-and-a-half years. He was convicted on
Reckless driving kills 1,400 a year
SOME 1,387 reckless Portuguese drivers were responsible for serious accidents on the roads in 2005. According to the latest data revealed by the Brigada de Trânsito (Traffic Brigade) and Ministério
Royal British Legion celebrates 50 years in Lisbon
A WEEKEND of festivities marked the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Royal British Legion’s Lisbon branch, a charity that aims to provide material support and comradeship to ex-service