Christmas Shopping Break Competition
WIN! WIN! WIN! Win a fantastic three-night break this December to the Midlands, courtesy of low fares airline Thomsonfly.com. With two return air tickets from Faro to Coventry, the lucky
Computers for kids
The children of Alcantarilha Primary School need five old, but useable, computer monitors to enable them to use the computers they have been given by a Dutch hospital. Your old
Continued help for the bombeiros
A FUNDraising dinner dance in aid of the Bombeiros Voluntárias de Silves, held on September 29 at Restaurant Ponte Romana in Silves, raised 1,465 euros. The organisers, Angela and Ray,
Cruise with your kids – PART ONE
IF YOU’RE considering a family holiday with a difference, why not consider a cruise? Here is our two part guide to planning a family holiday at sea. This week: Making
European bird watching weekend
PORTIMÃO CÂMARA is inviting residents and tourists to join them on guided walks along the Ria de Alvor in celebration of European bird watching weekend, October 8 and October 9.
Every Secret Thing
Every Secret Thing by Emma Cole Both a page-turning thriller and moving love story, Every Secret Thing takes us on a quest to uncover a hushed-up murder, moving between present-day
Faro hosts International Longboard Surfing Championship
FARO BEACH is the setting for the Four Oceans International Longboard Surfing Championship, taking place from October 4 to 8, close to the Centro Náutico. Other activities within the scope
Film Review – SNAKES ON A PLANE
Review by RUTH SHARPE Guess what it’s about …. ONCE YOU’VE read the title there’s not a lot more to say about this film. Snakes on a plane has been
Flying through the air
An impressive display of aeronautic agility and skill by the 552 Squadron of Portugal’s Air Force stunned spectators at Praia Grande, Sintra, on Sunday afternoon (October 1) at the Aerial
GEORGIA
Russian spies released FOUR RUSSIAN officers arrested on suspicion of being spies in the worst row between the countries have finally been released and arrived in Moscow earlier this week.

