Seafront under construction
António d’Orey Capucho, Cascais Câmara President, took the press on a tour of the constructions that are currently taking place to transform the whole length of the seafront. Starting in
Baby boom
Following a strict breeding programme, involving some of the world’s rarest animals, Omega Park in Monchique can finally boast success. It has been an uphill struggle for the staff at the
Cidadela fortress has new owner
Cidadela fortress, for centuries a military stronghold on the seaward entrance to Cascais harbour, finally has a new keeper and protector. Dr Francisco Ramalho, Director General of Buildings and Heritage
Câmara President caught on the hop over future of Parque Mayer
Lisbon Câmara President, Carmona Rodrigues, was placed in a tight spot recently over the future of Parque Mayer. The run-down former theatre land site off Avenida da Liberdade is earmarked
Flu bug tightens its grip
Due to an increased number of patients arriving at accident and emergency departments and an alert received from Hospital Amadora-Sintra, the Direcção-Geral de Saúde (DGS), the national health authority, was
In celebration of Burns
The St. Andrew’s Society of Lisbon, in conjunction with The Single Malt Whisky Society of Portugal, is holding an evening in Celebration of Burns, to take place on Friday, January
Radiotherapy unit to open this spring
The Ministry of Health has finally seen sense and lifted the five-year time constraint on the functioning of the Algarve’s new radiotherapy unit at Vale dos Carneiros in Faro. Following
Ride of the Kings
Now in its 29th year, the national endurance equestrian Ride of the Kings was a two-day event held recently at Barroca d’Alva, near Alcochete, south of the River Tejo. The
Setúbal Peninsula’s cliffs are dangerous
Green party MP, Heloísa Apolónia, is calling for urgent action to stop the collapse of cliffs at Olho de Boi, alongside the River Tejo in Almada and at Sesimbra over
Somewhere by the seaside in England
Actresses Celia Williams and Amanda Booth perform in Deckchairs, a selection of short plays by Jean McConnell, under the direction of Jon Pedersen. The plays all share a common setting