Bensafrim set for more business
A new industrial site, due to be completed in the next two years in Bensafrim, will provide more than 70 jobs for the concelho of Lagos. According to the president
‘Human error’ to blame for hospital deaths
A Ministry of Health enquiry has blamed the recent deaths of two patients at Lagos General Hospital on the anaesthetist and the hospital’s clinical director. Albertina Estevão, 44, and Rui
Gala of jazz
The Sheraton Algarve Hotel has recently revealed who will be performing at this year’s grand summer gala, scheduled for August 8. Al Jarreau, winner of five Grammy Awards and the
Tuta denies ‘lies’
Monchique Câmara’s social democratic opposition (PSD) has accused câmara president Carlos Tuta of “despotism and violation of the law” in a ten-point communiqué referring to alleged misconduct and irregularities. “The
Cultural exchange
As part of a cultural exchange, 13 children from The British School of the Algarve recently visited the Escola Básica Jacinto Correia, in Lagoa, to learn about the other school’s
Fire breaks out in Silves
The second ‘large’ fire of the season broke out recently in Caliços, a small area located between Armação de Pêra and Alcantarilha, in the Concelho of Silves. A total of
Summer is Here
The season has officially started and, to mark the occasion, people from across the Algarve recently joined politicians at the Praia da Falésia/Rocha Baixinha Nascente, in Faro, to witness the
Explosion devastates homes
A gas explosion last Sunday evening, in Santa Bárbara de Nexe, left a 60-year-old woman in hospital and two brothers homeless when their home was completely destroyed in the blast.
Pixie’s story
Since the advent of the modern lixo bin (skip), we (Happy Hounds) have rescued and hand-reared 342 puppies and kittens, aged anything from one day to a week old. They
Golf helps local charity
The first round of the 2004 Sir Henry Cooper & Mike Reid Charity Golf Classic was held at Boavista recently. This event has been coming to the Algarve for a