The May 2018 Night Sky
Welcome to the May night sky. Over in the west, shortly after sunset, the brilliant planet Venus can still be seen high in the rapidly darkening sky. This planet stays
A walk in time through Lagoa
The past is all around us and despite living in Lagoa for the last 19 years, I did not know much about its history, so I went for a walk
Have you been cloned?
I always remember watching a sci-fi film a few years ago entitled “Star Trek – Nemesis”, where Captain Picard is cloned; in this case creating a criminal “double”. Implausible? Possibly
Have you been cloned?
I always remember watching a sci-fi film a few years ago entitled “Star Trek – Nemesis”, where Captain Picard is cloned; in this case creating a criminal “double”. Implausible? Possibly
Portugal’s role in World War I || Part 1 – Europe
It is surprising that so few foreigners know of Portugal’s involvement in World War I, in spite of the memorials in Tavira, Loulé and Lagos. As we approach the centenary
The April 2018 Night Sky
Welcome to the April night sky. Soon after sunset, over in the west, the brilliant planet Venus is easily visible low on the horizon, and on the evening of the
Four Nobel Algarve medalists in regional athletics competition
Four students from Nobel International School Algarve near Porches were medalists after the school athletics team took part in the Megas Track and Field Regional with all the schools from
Land cleaning – applying the common-sense rule
With just a few days to go before the March 15 deadline for land cleaning, there are many property owners in rural areas who will have not undertaken fuel management
The March 2018 Night Sky
Welcome to the March night sky. This month we have no bright planets in the evening sky, but at dawn, visible in the south, is Saturn, Mars and Jupiter, all
Selfish selfies
This is a feature which was prompted by a recent meeting Safe Communities Portugal had with the national civil protection authority (ANPC) in which we discussed the subject of people