Scruffts is a must
Everyone’s favourite non-pedigree dog show, Scruffts, is back and this year promises to be the biggest and best yet. Organised by the APAA animal association, the show is one of
Ambulance kills pedestrian
An ambulance has killed a man who was walking in the middle of the EN125 on the Faro to Albufeira stretch of road. The accident happened at 1.45am, when a
Women’s World Day of Prayer
Christian women from Panama have prepared this year’s service and its theme is ‘In Faith, Women Shape the Future’. Please join with the English speaking churches of the Algarve in
Sewage scandal
Contaminated sewage is set to pour directly into the River Guadiana for the next two years. This is because new drains will join existing outlets from Monte Gordo and Vila
In Memory
Les Gray, singer with the band Mud, has died after a long battle with cancer. Les, 57, had two heart attacks and was rushed to hospital in the Algarve, where
PSP injured and questioned
Two undercover Portimão PSP officers were allegedly brutally attacked at Portimão Marina, requiring treatment at the Barlavento hospital. The incident took place at the Capicua bar after it was reported
Nomination row
Thousands of photocopies of an open letter from a Social Democrat councillor, criticising Health Secretary Carlos Martins, have been placed in post boxes in Portimão. The letter was originally published
Drugs in Vale do Lobo
In a recent drug bust centred on the Vale do Lobo beach, police officers seized three cars, a boat and a total of 150 kilos of hashish. Officers from the
British star wins
Top British golfer, Brian Davis, who has been linked to Vale do Lobo since the signing of a sponsorship agreement last November, won the ANZ Championship at the Horizons Golf
Sports round up
Cycling: Laid back tour The 2004 edition of the region’s annual five-day road race, the Volta ao Algarve, catapulted into the international limelight by the participation of Lance Armstrong, got