Cinema: Avatar: The Way of Water
Director: James Cameron; Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver; Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy; Age: 12+; Time: 190 minutes Set more than a decade after the events of the first
Christmas collection for needy families at Carvoeiro Church
Catholic Mass in English will be held this Sunday, December 18 at the chapel on the cliffs (Ermida de Nossa Senhora da Encarnação) in Carvoeiro, at 4pm. A Christmas collection
Bikers’ Christmas lunch in aid of A Gaivota children’s home
The Algarve Senior Bikers (ASB) held their Christmas charity lunch at O Barril restaurant in Albufeira on December 8. There to welcome the 44 members was Santa, alias David Shirley,
Rain leaks inside Faro’s tax authority office
Not even recent renovations have prevented rainwater from continuing to leak inside Faro’s Finanças (tax authority) head office. The office, located in a century-old building, underwent renovation work recently, designed
Lisbon calls for noise reduction measures due to airplanes
Lisbon city council has unanimously approved a motion urging the government to demand ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal (the country’s airports manager) to carry out anti-noise works at Humberto Delgado
Bella Acapella spreads warmth and laughter among seniors
Algarve’s Bella Acapella Barbershop chorus performed two concerts this month at old people’s homes run by Santa Casa da Misericórdia in Moncarapacho (December 7) and São Brás de Alportel (December
Ladies lunch groups help needy families in Tunes
Algarve Ladies that Lunch (ALL) recently donated €1,000 to the Algarve Emporium Charity, which helps families in need in the Tunes area. ALL consists of a group of Algarve-based women
Learn more about animals at Woofland by Iron Dog
‘Woofland by Iron Dog’, located at Mar Shopping Algarve in Loulé, has begun a series of workshops on animal wellness this month which will touch on topics such animal behaviour,
Pet Corner – Running out of time…
‘Rafa’ was hoping for a special early Christmas pressie: adoption, re-homing, the happily-ever-after home. But it didn’t work out… Poor little ‘Lilly’ is still waiting for a sniff of a
Dupuytren’s disease – minimally invasive surgery is the answer
Dupuytren’s is a genetic disease with no known cure. It produces a thick layer (fibromatosis) underneath the skin which proliferates towards the fingers, forming a fibrous cord, which gains contractile