Algarve

HEALTH CENTRES and hospitals in the Algarve will soon become smoke-free zones and those promising to set the example are the medical staff themselves. Despite the fact that there is

A MASKED man, armed with a handgun, robbed a Cepsa petrol station located on the EN124 adjoining Poço Partido, close to Carvoeiro, near Lagoa, in the early hours of Sunday

FINDING HIGH quality children’s clothes at affordable prices can often present a challenge for parents, but now there may be a solution to this problem. Little Rascals, the brainchild of

UNTIL RECENTLY, food lovers living in the western Algarve often found themselves having to drive for up to an hour eastwards in order to source their favourite international products. However,

ACCORDING TO the Ministry of Health’s national criteria, the Algarve only requires a 24-hour emergency service to be operated at the region’s two main hospitals (Faro and Portimão) and at

FROM NOW until June 2006, the people of Loulé can admire sculptures by Dutch artist and sculptor Jits Bakker in an exhibition encompassing various locations throughout the city, promoted by

AS IN previous years, Loulé Câmara will distribute Christmas hampers to the poorest families living in the borough. This year, around 1,800 people will benefit from the initiative, a marked

TOP PORTUGUESE Fado star Carlos do Carmo will be providing the entertainment at the second charity gala to raise funds for Instituto D. Francisco Gomes, better known as Casa dos

FARO IS to have the first car centre in the country to offer a supermarket style service, with nine different makes of car all under one roof, as well as

THE BRITISH Consulate in Portimão has announced a change to its opening hours, with effect from January 2, 2006. The offices in Largo Francisco A. Maurício will be open from