English trainers help hospital
English instructors have come to Portugal to train hospital staff at Porto’s Santo António General Hospital in how to respond effectively in disaster situations. The move is part of the
Palácio in flames
OFFICERS from the Portimão bombeiros found themselves in danger recently as they fought a raging fire that broke out in a wooden house at Bairro do Palácio in Portimão. Vilarim
Vintage vehicles
Classic car owners from across Portugal gathered recently at the Hotel Quinta do Lago to take part in this year’s Loulé rally. The convoy of cars, some over 80 years
Addicts blamed for crime in Albufeira
ALBUFEIRA GNR officers have been busy throughout March, dealing with reports of stolen cars, drink drivers, illegal residents and robberies. In all, nine people, between the ages of 20 and
Passover – celebrating a miracle
The Jewish Community of the Algarve will be celebrating the first night of the eight-day Passover festival with a communal ‘Seder’, or dinner, on Monday April 5. Reading the Hagada
Sixty suffer sickness
A school worker and 59 pupils from three different schools in Lagos had to be hospitalised after suffering from food poisoning from an, as yet, unidentified source. The most severely
Portimão no-go
Rua Direita, one of Portimão’s principal thoroughfares, closed for the third time recently. If the proposed three-month repair period is adhered to, the traffic chaos experienced at the height of
High tension headache
Although no one disputes that the Algarve desperately needs a second power supply network, controversy continues to surround the proposed route for the high-tension pylons set to connect Tunes and
Rebuilding Monchique
Victims of last summer’s forest fires are slowly rebuilding their lives with the help of local câmaras, family and friends. One Monchique resident, in particular, has needed all the help
Allegations fly over dam
Controversy over the Odelouca dam project in Silves continues to rage, with both sides in Portimão’s Municipal Assembly accusing the other of blocking progress. Work on the dam was suspended