Christmas has come full circle
By MARGARET BROWN THERE IS a saying that ‘what goes around comes around’ and, judging by the mores of western society today, this could be applied to the festival of
A festive sporting outlook
By Skip Bandele SPORT TAKES only a brief pause for breath over the holiday period, before presenting itself again with an action-packed program from Boxing Day onwards. Virtually every discipline
A five star Christmas for the Algarve wine society
MORE THAN 100 members of the Algarve Wine Society and guests celebrated the advent of Christmas with a traditional lunch at the Amadeus restaurant in Almancil, organised by Paul Lucas.
A league of their own
Twin brothers Marc and Edwin Wentink have created the perfect partnership by merging their skills to offer the highest level of service to find solutions for customers’ electronic needs. Eighteen
Adult education classes at the International School
The International School of the Algarve, near Lagoa, has had a successful term of adult education classes. The following courses will be running from January 2007: Computer Classes: In addition
Algarve bowling league
After six matches of the inter-club autumn competition the Vale do Lobo side of Peter Judge, Gui Gomes, Lilian Judge, Jan McGlynn, John Freeman, Chris Williams, Eurico Cedeira, Lorraine Freeman
Algarve cathedral roof in danger of collapsing
THE WOODEN roof of the Cathedral of the Algarve in Silves could collapse at any moment because the timbers are so rotten. The central nave and two lateral aisles have
Algarve taxi drivers to receive English lessons
TAXI DRIVERS working in the Algarve are to receive foreign language tuition and attend customer service and public relations courses. The news was announced by the Algarve Tourism Board, the
Alqueva Dam 10 years on
By Chris Graeme chrisgraeme@sapo.pt IT WAS 10 years ago that one of the most ambitious and controversial engineering and construction schemes ever conceived for Portugal was launched. The European Commission,
Baby Jesus stolen in Faro
The nativity scene in the centre of Faro, near the dock, was missing its central figure last week after thieves stole the baby Jesus from his manger. The câmara has