The face of Euro 2004
Local dog-groomer Sandra Lopes was going about her daily routine when she picked up a copy of the Portuguese daily newspaper Correio da Manhã’s pull out, Correio Mulher, and read
Celebrating in São Brás
São Brás de Alportel celebrated 90 years as a concelho recently, and the occasion was marked by festivities. Celebrations started in the morning in the Salão Nobre of the Municipal
Top whack
The respected American Forbes Magazine has published this year’s rich list in sport. Top of the heap are Tiger Woods and Michael Schumacher, who both earn in excess of 66
Chat room fears
Recent research has ranked Portugal at number 14 in the world in terms of the amount of people accessing websites with paedophilic content. The Italian study also revealed that children
Culture capital confirmed
Prime Minister Durão Barroso has officially confirmed that Faro will be the cultural capital of Portugal in 2005. The city’s blossoming in the last two years and the region’s rich
Drunk and dangerous
Officers from the Faro Judicial Police and the GNR recently identified and arrested a 24-year-old Englishman, who has been charged with arson. The man is accused of setting light to
Abandoned cars towed
Inspectors from Loulé Câmara have towed more than 100 abandoned cars around the concelho, but particularly in urban areas, such as Loulé, Quarteira, Vilamoura and Almancil. Over three days, four
Fans’ flight drama
A Russian plane carrying 86 passengers skidded off the runway at Faro Airport after an aborted take off. The plane, an IL-62, took off at 3pm on Tuesday on route
Let the battle begin!
Blair faces uphill battle on Constitution Tony Blair is now engaged in one of the toughest battles of his Downing Street tenure, to try to persuade the British public to
More cruises in 2005
Experts predict that, by the year 2005, the number of cruise ship passengers disembarking in Portimão will increase by around 50 per cent. The forecast for the number of ships