Israel ponders a future without Sharon
By Gabriel Hershman ISRAELI LEADER Ariel Sharon’s life-threatening illness has triggered some comparisons with the assassination of former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin 10 years ago. Some commentators even claim that
A Laurence Llewelyn – Bowen spectacular
Wednesday, December 7 The gaps between programmes on TV seem to be getting longer and are most definitely louder. This evening’s offerings were scarily Christmassy, with the Corrie break tempting
Australian rider dies in Dakar Rally
AUSTRALIAN MOTORCYCLIST Andy Caldecott has been killed in a crash in the ninth stage of the Dakar Rally. The 41-year-old KTM rider, who won last Monday’s third stage, was in
A Cornish Christmas
OVER THE years, I have celebrated Christmas in only three countries – England, Portugal and now Cornwall. “What?” you might ask, “Cornwall? But surely that’s an English county?” Well, yes
Mourners mark tsunami’s first anniversary
CEREMONIES TOOK place recently to mark the first anniversary of the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami. More than 200,000 people in 13 different countries were killed when an earthquake beneath the
As rain came down…
• Ocelated lizard hibernating WHILE I know that eucalyptus is grown as a cash crop, it was a shock to find the hills, through which we walk everyday, bare of
Wishing upon a star
2006! IF you are reading this, you must have survived the latest spring into yet another new year. It seems like only yesterday that we heralded the new millennium, the
Residents uneasy after Buncefield blaze
THE RECENT devastating fire at Buncefield oil depot, near Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire, UK, raised serious environmental concerns about air quality in the affected area. The blaze, which injured 43
The new season’s seed potatoes are here!
I ARRIVED in the agricultural co-operative this morning to be greeted by a sea of elderly cloth capped gentlemen all chatting away excitedly. By Monchique standards the atmosphere was buzzing,
christmas
Friday 23 – Christmas Concert by Algarve Orchestra at Lagos Cultural Centre Auditorium. From 9.30pm. Call 282 770 450 Friday 23 – Christmas Ball at Sociedade Recreativa de Santo Estevão,