Between the devil and the deep blue sea
IF I had the choice, which would I choose? I don’t know because I have never been afforded the luxury of being able to make such a conscious decision. As
Britain’s leading student jazz band to perform in Algarve
THE UNIVERSITY of London Big Band, one of Britain’s leading student jazz ensembles, is travelling to the Algarve for a series of major concerts towards the end of March. This
Charity events help animals
THE WELFARE of Algarve’s abandoned animals is the focus of the two following events: • On Sunday, March 26, from 12.30pm, a Pig Roast Country Fair is being held at
Cockle festival cancelled over extinction fears
AN OFFICIAL ban on cockle-picking has led to the cancellation of the third Festival da Condelipa, a cockle festival held in Lagos that was due to take place this year
Conference builds for the future
THE PORTUGUESE Chamber of Commerce is holding its second annual conference on Portuguese Property and Residential Tourism on April 10 in London. This event is the premier opportunity for all
Conman posing as an astrologist detained in Faro
FARO POLÍCIA Judiciária (PJ) have detained a 27-year-old man who is suspected of conning members of the general public by posing as an astrologist. His fraudulent scheme proved very lucrative,
Diabetes – you are what you eat … this means you!
IN MY first article on diabetes, I wrote about the disease from a medical point of view, and only briefly about how it should be managed by the individual who
Father’s Day celebrations in Faro
IN ORDER to mark Father’s Day in Portugal (Sunday, March 19), Faro’s Municipal Theatre has organised two special events for fathers to enjoy some magical moments with their children. Rui
Guns N’ Roses and Shakira
GUNS N’ ROSES – not your average boy band, oh no – in their hey day of the late 80s, early 90s, they were ugly, misogynistic, and violent. However, they
Islamic column uncovered in Tavira
AN ISLAMIC column has been uncovered during excavations carried out as part of the ongoing work to remodel the Praça da República in Tavira. The Instituto Português de Arqueologia (IPA),