The Belfry in your back garden
GOLF professional, David Harding, seems to have found the answer to the prayers of amateur golfers. From a company based in Phoenix, Arizona, in the US, David has bought the
Bayside’s new English steakhouse
IF YOU are hankering after a juicy steak, cooked just how you like it, visit the new English steakhouse at Bayside, next to the Salgados Golf Course. With idyllic gardens,
Businesses raided in Cascais
Officers from the PSP and representatives from the tax office carried out inspections at 89 businesses in the Cascais area recently, uncovering a large number of offences ranging from tax
No longer an ‘eye-saw’
Cascais residents who regularly take the train from Monte Estoril station, or pass by there on their way to the beach, will probably have noticed that the small, pink building
Pestana is ‘personality of the year’
Dionísio Pestana, Pestana Group President, has been voted ‘Personality of the Year 2004’ by the Portuguese-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (CPCB). This honour has, for many years, recognised outstanding personalities who
International business remains optimistic despite problems
Last week, Portugal’s President dissolved parliament and decided to call early elections for February. The decision by Jorge Sampaio follows four months of a divided PSD administration headed by vacillating
Algarve ports revamped
Secretary of State for Maritime Affairs, Nuno Fernandes Thomaz, has unveiled a 33 million-euro investment programme to revamp 16 of the country’s small ports, half of which are based in
EDP’s plans thrown out by Brussels
Portugal’s electricity producer and supplier EDP (Energia de Portugal) has long harboured ambitions to buy GDP (Gás de Portugal) and create a national energy group capable of competing with the
Julie and Victor back together
After six years managing two salons in Alvor, hairdresser Julie Menzies was ready for a change, an exciting challenge and a new project to get her teeth into – and
Globetrotting doctor opens in Carvoeiro
Doctor Kenneth Vieira practised medicine all over the world before coming to the Algarve and fulfilling his dream of designing a bespoke, purpose-built surgery in Carvoeiro. Although he has travelled