Ladies lunch groups meet
THE SECOND Algarve Ladies Lunch took place at the Hotel Garbe in Armação de Pêra recently, with almost 90 ladies from five different clubs attending. Helen Denman, president of the
Lamb BBQ
MAY DAY in Bordeira, Santa Bárbara de Nexe, will be celebrated with a Lamb Barbecue Party. The meat will start cooking early in the day and people will be invited
Lukewarm flight announcements
IRISH AIRLINE Ryanair has announced that its Faro-Barcelona route will be cancelled as of May 7, just over two months after it was first launched. The decision allegedly came as
Monchique springs
LUXURY SPA resort, Villa Termal das Caldas de Monchique, has been recognised as the top Spa in Portugal in terms of wellbeing. The Associação das Termas de Portugal (ATP), the
Neutering campaign
A NEUTERING campaign for street cats and dogs will be held between May 7 and May 11 at Quinta dos Ciprestes, Ferrel, Lagos (Jeff Allen’s old veterinary clinic).
New air link
GERMAN AIRLINE, Lufthansa has announced a new route between Faro and Munich scheduled to begin in August. Three flights will be offered per week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. An
New charity shop a dream come true
ONE OF the many dreams of Liliana Rodrigues, the dynamic ball of energy behind the charity Castelo de Sonhos (Castle of Dreams), has been to open a shop to help
No drought for now
By: Caroline Cunha caroline@portugalresident.com TWO YEARS ago, Portugal faced a serious drought situation: cattle were dying, forest fires were raging and the public water supply was threatened in the Algarve.
Plantsman’s passion
A GARDENS Open Day is being held in aid of the Royal British Legion (RBL) on Saturday, May 5, from 10am to 1pm, at gardens Monte Alegre and Monte Bouganvillea,
Portugal exposed
PORTUGAL IS bottom of the European growth league with GDP at 1.3 per cent, according to a report published in last week’s Economist magazine. According to the magazine, since 2000,