BOM SUCESSO - PORTUGAL - NEW GOLF COURSE TO OPEN

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THE BOM SUCESSO GOLF COURSE IS TO OPEN IN SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR

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RED PALM WEEVIL IS ATTACKING PALMS IN PORTUGAL

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Named ‘Wizi', the new technology will allow the locating of any other member on a friend or family network, much like what happens with the ‘Messenger' online service.

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AS HAS BECOME THE CUSTOM CALDAS DA RAINHA WILL UNVEIL A MAJOR NEW ATTRACTION ON CALDAS DAY - MAY 15TH

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The government is in the final stages of adopting ground-breaking reforms to the country's labour laws. The Minister of Labour and Welfare has this week spoken out against these laws, saying they are among the "most rigid in the world". Calling for reforms, such as the implementation of the controversial flexicurity labour practice, Vieira da Silva is risking the wrath of trade unions whose members gathered this week in their thousands across the country to protest against these planned reforms.

THE PORTUGAL NEWS

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Former England manager Sven Goran Eriksson learnt this week that his dream of building a stateof-the-art sports facility in Lagos had suffered a near fatal blow

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Sven-Goran Eriksson may leave Manchester City at the end of season, as board members express doubt about the manager's future with the club.

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President Cavaco Silva, ending an official visit to Mozambique, has urged Portuguese expatriates in the southern African country to become "active participants" in launching "a new cycle of relationship" between Lisbon and its former colony.

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Sidecar touring Co is a company working under the license of Direcção Geral do Turismo (Tourism Bureau) settled to make your holidays exceptionally outstanding.

Insurances:

Acidentes Pessoais - Desporto, Cultura e Recreio / GENERALI Apólice nº 5 10000435 000 Responsabilidade Civil Geral / GLOBAL Apólice nº 202015549
Assistencia em Viagem Empresas - Portugal e Estrangeiro / Europ Assistance Apólice nº 1000176
Seguro Automóvel - (Por moto com sidecar) / FIDELIDADE-MUNDIAL Várias apólices

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Braga is the first region of the country to make condom purchases easier,

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Murders lowered substantially (194 to 133), rapes (341 to 306), jewellery shop hold-ups down to 98, bank robberies (139 to 108) and charges of assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm (673 to 662) also registered a decrease.

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The area around the Obidos Lagoon and Caldas da Rainha are now
well served as wireless holiday centres for the Silver Coast

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Eight wireless hot spots (points of access to the internet) were
installed recently in Caldas da Rainha, permitting free of
charge use of the internet. With another two in Obidos, that
makes ten hot spots local to Lagoa do Obidos.

Praia del Rey and Silver Coast Holiday Villas

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Foz do Arelho will be one of 125 beaches in Portugal to be part of the Healthy Beach Program.

The healthy beach program also covers the beaches of Nazare, Vale Mitao (Lourinha) Santa Rita Norte, Santa Cruz (Torres Vedras) e Consolacao, Supertubos, Gamboa, Cova de Alfarroba, S. Bernardino e Baleal Sul (Peniche).

Cooperation between the Vodafone Foundation, the Navy, the Office of Water, the Institute for Conservation of Nature and Biodiversity, the National Institute for Rehabilitation and the Blue Flag Association of Europe, will include the beach at Foz do Arelho, in Caldas da Rainha.

This program aims to contribute to increasing the safety and quality of the environment on the beaches, as well as the accessibility to the disabled.

Major security equipment wll include jet-skis for rescue and watch towers. It also creates a network of mobile communications accessible to the public, mobile phones provided to rescuers and a telephone number to each beach post covered by the program.

Details in Portuguese.

Silver Coast Holiday Villas

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Italian Gastronomy Week at the Hotel Marriott.

From today (Tuesday 25th March) and up to the end of the month, in the restaurant Romy at Praia del Rey Marriot Golf there will be a "Semana gastronómica dedicada a Itália", an initiative of the Hotel Marriott and it's chef executive, Jean Paul Capitaine. Principal plates will be from Giorgio de Chirico, the chef of restaurant Prego, in Paris, and member of the Professional Association of Chefs of Italy.

Details in Portuguese.

Villa Rental on Praia del Rey

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A lawyer from Madeira returned to the Algarve this week where he is jointly sponsoring a search for missing Madeleine McCann’s body. In four days of searches so far at the Arade dam in Silves, divers have found a rope and an item they say is a girl’s sock made of a fabric uncommon to Portugal.

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Villas and Townhouses on the Praia del Rey Golf Course, Silver Coast Portugal.

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Luxury Townhouse with Shared Heated Pool

# Shared heated pool (with kids pool and showers).
# Living room with seating for 6 & separate dining area.
# Fully equipped kitchen.
# Master double bedroom and ensuite bathroom.
# 1 twin bedroom and ensuite shower room.
# 1 twin bedroom.
# Additional shower room.
# Terraces with table and chairs
# Pool chairs and barbecue facilities.

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Silver Coast Villa - Casa Damasco

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Sunset Villa - Bay View

Sunset Villa - Bay View Villa with Private Pool
4-Bed Townhouse with private pool, Salir do Porto San Martino Bay .Silver Coast

# Accommodation Private pool
# En Suite Super King Master Bedroom / Bay View
# 2 En Suite King Size Doubles / Bay Views
# 1 Twin bedroom
# Fully fitted kitchen
# Lounge/dining room with 42’’ plasma screen, satellite TV & DVD
# Utility room
# Garage for 4 cars

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Casa Albire is a spacious modern villa at the village of Casais do Mestre Mende, Peniche, just 4 minutes drive from the championship golf course at Praia Del Rey. Ideally situated for the surfing beach of Baleal.

Finished to a high standard just a year ago Casa Albire has not been offered for rental before and offers good value for parties of up to eight. There is an attractive fitted kitchen/dining room, a spacious lounge with seating for eight and two ground floor bedrooms both with their own bath/shower rooms. There are two further en suite bedrooms on the first floor. Outside is a spacious lawned back garden, patio with bbq and table and chairs for outside dining.

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