Residents could pay tolls
The Minister for Public Works, António Mexia, has admitted that, although residents in the Algarve will not pay the tolls when they are initially introduced on the A22 Via do
Resort short-listed for awards
Vale do Lobo, voted the Best Luxury Development in the 2004 Homes Overseas Awards, has been short-listed for five categories in the 2005 awards. Now in their second year, the
Wandering over here
Bolton Wanderers’ 2004/05 campaign marks their fourth consecutive season in the Barclays Premiership. They are now established in the big time with their top class roster of players matching their
Murder victim may have been fed to pigs
Scientists from the government laboratory in Lisbon (LPC) have searched the area of Figueira, in Portimão, for clues as to the whereabouts of missing eight-year-old Joana’s body. It has been
Water rationing is “ridiculous”
The Algarve’s câmaras, hotel owners and environmentalists have all declared themselves shocked by the warning issued by the Minister for the Environment that water could be rationed in the Algarve
From Kiss to this
Ex-Kiss FM radio DJ, Jasmine Harman, has now got her own daily TV show on the UK’s Channel 4. Jasmine worked at Kiss FM for three years and was also
The greatest show in the Algarve
AFPOP’s two day Better Living in Portugal exhibition, which took place in the Algarve last weekend, was always going to be a winner, but the size of the win exceeded
University marathon
A special mini-marathon will be held this Sunday (October 17) to mark the 25th anniversary of the founding of the University of the Algarve. Among those taking part in the
Pirates in Tavira
Tavira police have seized around 3,000 pirate CDs and DVDs and 124 bottles of fake perfume at the annual São Francisco Fair. It is understood that the commercial value of
Fisherman swept away
A fisherman disappeared last week in Carrapateira, near Aljezur, after being swept away by a large wave. The victim, identified as José do Nascimento Manuel, 62, a resident of Calvário,