Good news, at last, for golf widows
IF YOU are into golf but your other half hates the game, why not consider a golfing holiday at a resort that offers something for your non-golfing partner to enjoy
grand national
‘Portuguese’ winner! FOLLOWING A disastrous Cheltenham Festival, this column has managed to regain its credibility in no uncertain manner. Last week, I nominated four horses against the 40-strong field of
Health Ministry declares war on tobacco
A PROPOSAL has been made by the Ministry for Health to prohibit smoking in closed public spaces and increase the minimum age for purchasing tobacco to 18. The proposal is
Hunter assaults elderly expatriate at gunpoint
WHILE OUT walking his dog in the open countryside near his home in Barreiras Brancas, Loulé, nearly two-and-a-half-years ago, 83-year-old Britisher Dr. Vickers was assaulted by a hunter at gunpoint.
Let’s celebrate World Book Day!
WHEN IT was first introduced a few years ago, World Book Day was inaugurated on April 23, but England soon switched it to another, probably more commercially beneficial, date. The
Lisbon Casino will not prejudice Estoril
LISBON’S NEW casino will not take business away from its long established ‘rival’ in Estoril, said the company behind the new project which is being officially launched on April 19.
Loulé promoted in Seville
LOULÉ CÂMARA, in partnership with Faro Câmara and Parque das Cidades, hosted a promotional stand at Ferantur, Andalucia’s Tourism and Rural Development Fair, which took place at Palácio Fibes in
Lucky Mardie
MRS. MARDIE Cunningham received a bottle of champagne for being the 50th person to attend an art exhibition by Hazel (Sally) Dawson and Harry Hopley at the Hotel Garbe in
Modern art collection
PORTUGAL’S LARGEST private contemporary art collection, including work by Picasso and Bacon, is to stay in the country. The Portuguese Culture Minister has reached an agreement with the collection’s owner,
My ex-wife Pat, the expat (Part one)
IT WAS a bitterly cold mid-February evening when Russ locked up his Mazda dealership; 5pm was admittedly very early, but Russ had plans – a carefully mapped-out sequence of events