Christmas comes early at Thomsonfly.com
THOMSONFLY.COM has announced its winter 2006 flying programme from Faro, offering flights from the end of October 2006 to March 24, 2007. Following the success of its routes from Faro,
Too many teachers for just a few vacancies
ALMOST 123,000 teachers are trying their luck in the contest for teaching jobs this year – over 1,000 more teachers than last year. The figure, which has only just been
Eight suspected drug dealers arrested in Olhão
SEVEN MEN and one woman, aged between 18 and 50, were recently arrested by police in Olhão, suspected of drug dealing. Armed with eight warrants, police undertook a raid on
What they say …
• Costa Lima, the executive president for the Agência Portuguesa para o Investimento (API), the Portuguese Agency for Investment, said last week that the State didn’t believe in the citizen
From Almancil to the Azores
THE GOOD Time Jazz Band is a professional, six-piece Dixieland jazz band, notable for their entertainment value, versatility and reputation as a fun band. This year, the band has gained
Hunter assaults elderly expatriate at gunpoint
WHILE OUT walking his dog in the open countryside near his home in Barreiras Brancas, Loulé, nearly two-and-a-half-years ago, 83-year-old Britisher Dr. Vickers was assaulted by a hunter at gunpoint.
Loulé promoted in Seville
LOULÉ CÂMARA, in partnership with Faro Câmara and Parque das Cidades, hosted a promotional stand at Ferantur, Andalucia’s Tourism and Rural Development Fair, which took place at Palácio Fibes in
Lucky Mardie
MRS. MARDIE Cunningham received a bottle of champagne for being the 50th person to attend an art exhibition by Hazel (Sally) Dawson and Harry Hopley at the Hotel Garbe in
Broadhurst wins again
2005 WINNER in Estoril, Paul Broadhurst, topped a ‘pillar-to-post’ four-day victory march with a nail-biting finish at the 18th hole of the Le Meridien Penina Golf Resort on Sunday afternoon,
West coast beach clean-up
A GROUP of friends from the Algarve Surf School Association are environmentally conscious people, who do more than just think about how we are destroying our planet. They got together