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11/20/2008 12:00 AM
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Regeneration sparks controversy in Armação
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A SIX million euro renovation project along the beachfront in Armação de Pêra, which started on November 17, has already caused some controversy with local business owners.
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11/20/2008 12:00 AM
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Are you looking for a great Christmas gift?
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RESIDENT CONTRIBUTOR Paul McKay has decided to give his legion of fans what they want – his first ever book, just in time for Christmas.
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11/20/2008 12:00 AM
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Press to be investigated over McCann coverage
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ISSUES OF libel, privacy and general standards in the press are to be investigated by a parliamentary committee in the UK following a string of successful court cases in relation to coverage of the Madeleine McCann case.
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11/20/2008 12:00 AM
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COMMUNITY NEWS:
Gastronomic society dinner
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A TOTAL of 38 members and friends of the international gastronomic society, Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, gathered at Willies restaurant in Vilamoura on November 14 for their latest dinner.
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11/13/2008 12:00 AM
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Daniel has a dream
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ON FEBRUARY 24, 1998, at 2.15am, Daniel Turyma’s life took a big turn.
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11/20/2008 12:00 AM
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COMMUNITY NEWS:
Local resident ordained
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WELL KNOWN Algarve expatriate Paul Luckman was ordained as a deacon on Monday evening at Lagoa Convent.
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11/20/2008 12:00 AM
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Victims of Tonel beach died through “misadventure”
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A CORONER’S court in Wiltshire, England, heard on Tuesday how Robert Fry, Deborah Rose Fry and Barbara Jean Dinsmore, all from the town of Wootten Bassett in Wiltshire, died while rescuing their children from the sea at Tonel beach last October.
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11/20/2008 12:00 AM
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COMMUNITY NEWS:
Table art
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AN ART of Dining exhibition to raise funds for the Friends of Cambodia charity has been organised for November 29 and 30.
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11/20/2008 12:00 AM
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COMMUNITY NEWS:
Network meeting
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PGA GOLF professional, NLP Master Practitioner and qualified hypnotherapist Tony Westwood will be the guest speaker at this month’s Network meeting on November 26.
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11/20/2008 12:00 AM
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Fair success
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A CHRISTMAS fair held at Vila Madrugada in Carvoeiro on Sunday, November 16 raised 1,300 euros for the Refugio dos Burros donkey sanctuary at Estombar.
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11/20/2008 12:00 AM
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More GNR patrols
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THE GNR station in downtown Albufeira will now only be open between 9.
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11/20/2008 12:00 AM
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AIDS funding
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ALBUFEIRA HAS signed a protocol to begin work with the movement for the support of AIDS (MAPS) within the municipality.
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11/20/2008 12:00 AM
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Potato festival
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VISITORS TO Aljezur will be able to try a variety of sweet potato delicacies during the town’s annual festival dedicated to this product at the fair pavilion between November 28 and 30.
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11/20/2008 12:00 AM
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Inland councils reduce taxes
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IN A bid to help families and encourage people to move to Castro Marim and Alcoutim, both Câmaras have approved the reduction of IRS tax rate on official residents within the council areas.
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11/20/2008 12:00 AM
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Tonnes of drugs seized in the Algarve
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MORE THAN three tonnes of cannabis were seized by the GNR on Cavalo Preto beach at Quarteira in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
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11/20/2008 12:00 AM
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Deck the halls
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TOWNS AND cities across the Algarve are getting into the Christmas spirit this week as illuminations around the region are switched on and presented to the public.
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