AAA meeting
THE NEXT Algarve Archaeological Association (AAA) meetings will be on Tuesday, May 8. The first meeting will be held at the Archive Building in Loulé at 2.30pm and the second
Water works
ÁGUAS DO Algarve will begin work in July to construct a prefabricated warehouse at Tavira sewage plant and lay new pipes at Fontaínhas sewage plant in Portimão. The water company
Faldo checks progress
SIX TIME major winner Nick Faldo has visited the Amendoeira Golf Resort in the Algarve to review progress on his company’s first golf course design project in Portugal. Faldo is
Charity lunch
TICKETS ARE still available for the charity luncheon organised by Almancil based charity ACCA, which helps many children’s projects, at the Hotel Dom Pedro Golf in Vilamoura on May 10.
Judgement deferred
A VERDICT in the case that sees five men accused of murdering Irishman Michael Ahern has been postponed until May 9. Albufeira court clerk, Carlos Figueira, said that days before
St George raises 600 euros
Contributed by Jenny Grainer ST GEORGE’S night was celebrated three days early in Portimão when 55 people gathered at Mariners Restaurant for the occasion to raise funds for two charities.
Sea clean-up
A TOTAL of 82 kilos of rubbish was recently collected from the bottom of the sea in front of Faro beach. A team of 21 divers from the Hidroespaço diving
A treat from Holland
THE AMSTERDAM Chamber Group will be in the Algarve next month at the invitation of the Amigos do Museu do Trajo de São Brás de Alportel. During their tour of
Train service improved
A NEW, fast, direct train service was launched on Sunday between Faro and Porto. The journey takes six hours and the train stops in Loulé, Albufeira, Tunes, Pinhal Novo, Lisboa
Isabel Soares in pylon protest
SILVES CÂMARA President, Isabel Soares, was among 40 people protesting, on Saturday, against electricity company REN’s plans to erect pylons through Vale Fuzeiros. The proposed route to connect Tunes and