Russia “understands” Portuguese reluctance to expel diplomats over ex-spy poisoning
Russia is reported to “understand” Portugal’s reasons for holding back on the expulsion of diplomats following the poisoning of a former double agent in Salisbury, UK (click here). Talking to
Busy bowls month
Valverde Bowling Club held their annual Spring Pairs competition on March 25, whilst Balaia Bowls Club held their annual Memorial Day to remember absent friends on March 28. The 11th
Poetic French pianist performs in Algarve
Hélène Tysman, the young French pianist who has been hailed by London’s Daily Telegraph as “poetic”, will give two concerts at Os Agostos country estate, near Santa Bárbara de Nexe,
20th Lagoa Choir Week
The Lagoa Choir Week is being organised for the 20th time by Ideias do Levante (Lagoa cultural association), in partnership with the municipality, from May 5 to 13. The festival
Goal fest in comeback of the season
Portimonense 4-3 Moreirense Portimonense striker Jorge Pires celebrated his 37th birthday one day early as his first-ever top-flight hat-trick helped the Algarveans recover from a 3-0 deficit just before the
Sailing around the world
In a talk organised by the Algarve History Association (AHA), Anthony Collis will take his audience on an epic voyage of sailing round the world. The first part of this
Primary production at VVIS
On March 22, a visitor from outside might have been surprised by seeing an array of students in costume, ranging from Pinocchio to the Ugly Sisters and many other disparate
Guided walks in Tavira
Algarve historian Peter Kingdon Booker has organised three guided historical walks in Tavira this month. The first took place on Wednesday (April 4) and covered the walled town on the
Monte Branco “money laundering” investigation to see ‘accusations” before summer
Seven years since it was first mooted, Monte Branco – purportedly Portugal’s “largest case of fiscal fraud and money laundering”- is at last close to finalising accusations. But before anyone
Banker “escapes million euro fine” by moving to Brazil
With details of how much bank bailouts and ‘recapitalisations’ have cost the Portuguese taxpayer filling the pages these days, news that yet another ‘former banker’ who helped the country into