Run for life 2004
Mamamaratona is a charitable organisation, which has so far raised a fantastic total of 195,000 euros and purchased a mobile mammography unit dedicated to the Algarve. This year the event
Russian spending spree
The English were the nationality who spent the most at Portuguese airports during Euro 2004, but it was the Russians who broke the record for a single day’s spending. At
Santana Lopes is new PM
Pedro Santana Lopes, the leader of Portugal’s ruling centre-right social democratic government, was formally appointed the Prime Minister designate last Monday. “Now I will begin the necessary talks to form
Software steals bank
One in three home computers is infected with hacking software that steals users’ bank details, says Internet Service Provider, Earthlink. After a survey of 420,000 PCs, Earthlink found that nearly
Air-con showroom robbed
Autoheat, an air conditioning equipment supplier based in Lagoa, was the victim of an organised burglary recently, losing its safe and a whole host of brand new air conditioning equipment
Tavira celebrates European film
Last week saw the opening of this year’s fifth European film show in Tavira. Held in the cloisters of the convent of Carmo, the event is honouring the best of
Alleged arsonist detained
Police in Faro have arrested a 53-year-old man on suspicion of carrying out three arson attacks in the final fortnight of June that endangered local residents’ homes, in a zone
Caught with stolen jeep
Albufeira’s GNR recently managed to detain an individual who was making a getaway in a stolen jeep. The arrest happened following a tip-off from a kindergarten worker who suspected that
Faro culture capital confirmed
Faro has been officially confirmed as National Cultural Capital next year, following in the footsteps of Coimbra last year. The establishment of Faro as National Culture Capital was officially approved
Cocaine coup uncovered
Police have made one of their biggest hauls of high quality cocaine that Portugal has ever seen. In total, 2231,615kg of the drug was seized at the port of Leixões,