Explosion kills GNR
A GNR sergeant was killed and four soldiers seriously wounded when deactivating explosive materials on the firing range of São Marcos in Tavira on July 19. Sergeant João Maroco, a
Nelly live in Albufeira
NELLY FURTADO will be playing in concert tonight (Friday) at the Estádio Municipal de Albufeira at 10pm. The singer is returning to Albufeira for the second time since 2004 and
A food passport for the Algarve
VISITORS TO the Algarve will soon be able to buy a food passport, detailing the best of local and traditional gastronomy. The document, called the Passaporte Turístico Gastronómico, is part
Network lunch
Why all the buzz about Bowen? What is it? How does it work and can something really so simple help all that ails us? With proven success for correcting muscular-skeletal
Property rental licences
AFTER SEVERAL months of hard work and a lengthy application process, businesses have still not received the necessary Licença de Utilização Turística, the property rental licence required to rent property
Beach tragedy
A 19-YEAR-OLD man was found dead in the sand on Forte Novo beach in Quarteira on Monday. Jorge Luciano da Silva Guimarães died after falling into a hole he was
Tapas festival
PÊRA HOSTS the Arraial do Petisco (tapas) festival on July 27, 28, 29 and August 3, 4 and 5. The event takes place at the Centro Paroquial de Pêra and
Medina found
AN ISLAMIC medina (old town) from the 10th Century was uncovered in Vila Real de Santo António last week, following archaeological excavations in Cacela Velha. Between May 7 and July
Property wrangle in Vila do Bispo
VILA DO Bispo Câmara is insisting the construction work in the Loteamento dos Carriços at Salema beach is legal and is expecting the government to intervene. The Câmara has rejected
Assaults in the west
Two men suffered head injuries after being attacked in Portimão and Lagos last week. These are the latest in a number of incidents, believed to involve local youngsters, next to

