Omega Park can comply
A spokesman from Omega Park, the rare breeds conservation zoo, based in Monchique, has confirmed that it will be able to comply with recently introduced guidelines issued by the government.
Storks in danger
A family of storks living on top of a small ruin just off the Pinheiros Altos golf course in Quinta do Lago are currently under threat, as builders appear to
Treats for kids in need
SBC International Cinemas in Faro made a lot of children very happy recently with a very special offer – the chance to be the first youngsters to see the film
A window on Monchique
An exciting new education project, the Janela Aberta School, opened its doors to the public last month. The Janela Aberta is no ordinary school. Firstly, its classrooms are computer terminals
Calls to reopen hospital
Angry unions and local authorities have demanded that Lagos Hospital’s operating theatres reopen. And the co-ordinator of the União dos Sindicatos do Algarve (USAL – the Algarve Trade Unions’ Union),
Cycling to Porto for charity
Nine brave employees from the Sheraton Algarve Hotel set off on their bikes recently for a long distance ride to the new Sheraton Hotel in Porto. Travelling to Évora on
Dangerous dogs and chips
Government Ministers have released a list of dog breeds that they consider to be potentially dangerous and which will have to be microchipped by July 1. The list consists of
Drugs haul on beach
Several tonnes of hashish were seized and 10 foreigners from Eastern Europe arrested following a dawn operation by Portimão’s Fiscal Brigade Detachment (BF) at Barranquinho beach, near Carvoeiro, in the
Euro 2004 – SEF plans strike
Incoming flights to Portugal could be cancelled in the event of the Foreign and Frontiers Office (SEF) calling a strike during the forthcoming Euro championship. The director of Lisbon airport,
False euros seized
Several false 50 and 100 euro notes have been detected in Portimão. These notes have been appearing in Loulé, Vila Real de Santo António and Silves over the past few