Anti-oil group fights back from ‘bank attack’
Hit recently by an attack on the association bank account, anti-oil campaigner group ASMAA is ‘back in the fight’ – the account restored, money recovered and process underway to “seek
Devastated Albufeira animal champions told “shelter must close”
Albufeira animal champions – a group that has often been forced to take the job of rescuing mistreated animals to the levels of Navy seals – are now in desperate
Ryanair’s winter “flight dump” unites hoteliers, consumer watchdogs and Portuguese pilots
Algarve hoteliers, consumer watchdog DECO and the Portuguese syndicate of civil aviation pilots have all reacted to the escalating Ryanair “flightmare” which now sees another 400,000 plus journeys lopped from
‘Covert ops’ off Aljezur coast rattle anti-oil campaigners, prompting instant government response
An extraordinary row has blown up over what appear to be illegal ‘soundings’ taken by an Italian supply ship off the Alentejo coast. In just a few hours following the
Coffee morning
A Macmillan Coffee Morning is being held on September 29 at the International Health Centre in Albufeira, from 9am until 4pm. There will be homemade cakes and biscuits, and a
Dell’Acqua concert
“Paisagens Sonoras” (Melodious Landscapes) is the title of an upcoming concert by the Dell’Acqua Project being held on October 20 at the Lagoa municipal auditorium at 9.30pm. Organised by Lagoa
A knight to remember
Occasionally a knight in shining armour comes along and makes a big impact. Such was the scenario when Brian ‘Killer’ Kilcline, Coventry City captain when they won the FA Cup
Walking Football 60+
Those in their 60s and 70s, with a few exceptions, find it increasingly difficult to keep pace with the mere youngsters (the 50-year olds!) of the group, so a new
Ryanair cancels yet more flights: Faro to be affected
With hundreds of thousands of Ryanair passengers already making alternative plans for flights booked to the end of October, more than 18.000 new cancellations have been announced for the airline’s
‘Operation Shock’ launched at BLiP Expo
afpop, Portugal’s largest association for foreign residents and organisers of the BLiP Expo, is launching a new project alongside the Algarve Bombeiros Federation to supply a defibrillator to each of