Algarve hotels nominated for World Travel Awards
THE ALGARVE is in the running to pick up a number of World Travel Awards this year, with several hotels in the region receiving nominations across various categories. Vila Joya,
All that glistens is not gold
All that glistens is not gold – beware of get-rich-quick scams! IT IS amazing how many people are taken in by the perpetrators of get-rich-quick scams. Scams are abundant in
Blood donation should become a way of life
THE ROTARY initiative to generate greater awareness for the need to donate blood regularly, got underway last Sunday. Centro Hospitalar do Barlavento hosted an enthusiastic group of Rotarians from Silves,
Builders you can trust
IT HAS taken Graham Mansfield 10 long hard years to get his now successful building business off the ground here in the Algarve. The building trade in Portugal has not
Casa Decor Portugal event now on
EAGERLY AWAITED interior design and home decoration event, Casa Decor, is now on at Fábrica da Cerveja in Faro, promising a wealth of ideas to help inspire you create that
Celebrate Cape Verdean culture in Lagoa
THIS MONTH, Lagoa is hosting a cultural festival entitled Momentos de Cabo Verde, (Cape Verde moments), to celebrate the twinning of Lagoa and São Domingos, first established in 1997, and
Controversy over new church for Algarve
NEARLY 29 years after the formation of St. Vincent’s (Church of England) Anglican Church in the Algarve, a breakaway faction has been set-up in the Algarve called the All Saints’
Câmaras clean-up
Loulé and Faro Câmaras are cleaning up their acts this summer for the benefit of residents and tourists alike. Faro beach has been cleared of litter and rubbish problems are
Dieting
Dieting One in three people have tried at least one diet regime in their lifetime. No sooner has a book been published offering the weight loss regime of the century
Dinosaurs arrive in the Algarve!
THE LARGEST exhibition of dinosaurs in Europe, In the Land of the Dinosaurs, is coming to the Algarve this month, opening at Fabrica do Inglês in Silves from July 22.