Loulé hosts winter cinema initiative
FOLLOWING THE success of the open air evening cinema programme hosted across the borough of Loulé in July last year, Loulé Câmara is launching an indoor programme at various venues
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Alison Slater of Collections – Ladies Fashion raised 500 euros for Silves bombeiros and 500 euros for the Castelo de Sonhos through her sale of discounted ladies fashion at the
Portuguese slow to accept gay adoptions and marriages
PORTUGUESE SOCIETY is among the most conservative and intolerant in the European Union when it comes to issues such as gay marriages and adoption by gay couples. According to the
Rounds of golf expected to reach 1.7 million
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com GOLFERS ARE expected to play 1.7 million rounds of golf annually in the Algarve by 2009. The figure was announced in a presentation of golf events
Success for Parque da Floresta charity fund
MORE THAN 60,000 euros has been raised for four local charities in the inaugural year of the Parque da Floresta charity fund. Cheques were presented on Friday, January 5, to
Winning ways in 2007
By: ALAN CLARKE The second half of the season got under way accompanied by warm sunny conditions, resulting in all five home teams winning. Tavira Tigers continued their excellent season
Yacht goes aground on west coast
A MAN had to be airlifted to safety after his yacht went aground on an inaccessible coastal stretch 10 miles north of Sagres, close to Carrapateira in Aljezur. A rescue
Driver killed in Dakar
ELMER SYMONS, a 29-year-old US resident, was killed in a crash on day four of the Dakar rally, between Er Rachidia and Ouarzazate organisers of the rally have said in
Fourth body from sunken fishing vessel found
THE BODY of another crew member from a sunken fishing boat has been pulled from the sea at Falca, near Nazaré in central Portugal. The Luz do Sameiro sank on
Two die in Parque da Floresta crash
A YOUNG couple from Vila Do Bispo were killed on the EN125 on Sunday evening after their motorcycle collided with a tractor travelling in the same direction. The accident took