Air Force alert for ‘UFO’
A strange object passed over the Portuguese night skies last week, causing many who saw it to think that aliens were monitoring the nation. The authorities took the sighting very
Bensafrim set for more business
A new industrial site, due to be completed in the next two years in Bensafrim, will provide more than 70 jobs for the concelho of Lagos. According to the president
Casa Pia charges dropped
Some of the most prominent people involved in the ongoing Casa Pia paedophilia case have had the charges against them dropped, while others have had their charges reduced. The Casa
Amnesty attacks Portugal
An Amnesty International report has recently criticised the way Portugal tackles domestic violence, stating that it is neglectful of the issue. Six women in every thousand die each year as
Bombeiros blame government
Hundreds of bombeiros from all over Portugal recently travelled north in order to join fellow fire fighters in damning the support they received from the government during last summer’s devastating
Cultural exchange
As part of a cultural exchange, 13 children from The British School of the Algarve recently visited the Escola Básica Jacinto Correia, in Lagoa, to learn about the other school’s
Eagle eye at frontiers
Border controls, scrapped in 1991, were reintroduced last week as part of the government’s strategy to launch a pre-emptive strike against hooliganism and terrorism in the forthcoming Euro 2004 tournament.
Euro 2004 events – Supporting the fans
In just eight days, Portugal will become the sporting centre of Europe, when it will play host to the Euro 2004 football championship. Local câmaras in the Algarve and foreign
Explosion devastates homes
A gas explosion last Sunday evening, in Santa Bárbara de Nexe, left a 60-year-old woman in hospital and two brothers homeless when their home was completely destroyed in the blast.
Fire breaks out in Silves
The second ‘large’ fire of the season broke out recently in Caliços, a small area located between Armação de Pêra and Alcantarilha, in the Concelho of Silves. A total of