Itzig Heine wins INCONGRESS Trophy
HENK ITZIG HEINE won the INCONGRESS Trophy with 37 Stableford points. The hot weather held off just long enough to allow 34 players to compete comfortably on the Golf do
Jack’s back in town
JACK NICKLAUS flew into Faro recently to pay another of his regular visits to Monte Rei, the first Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course in Portugal, just north of Vila Nova
Lisbon witnesses Portugal’s biggest ever xenophobic demo
In what is believed to be the largest concentration of the extreme right in Portugal, according to PNR, protestors met with left wing groups and crowds of curious onlookers, while
Maximum fire risk in Algarve region
THE METEOROLOGICAL Institute warned last Monday that there was an “elevated risk” of fire throughout the country, in particular, they highlighted, “a maximum risk” in Faro and Viana do Castelo
More moves
ALTHOUGH THE transfer window does not officially open until July 1, the international wheeling and dealing is already in full swing. In Portugal, new Porto and Benfica coaches, Adriaanse and
New car park eases access to Faro centre
PARKING IN downtown Faro should be less of a headache from now onwards, thanks to the opening last Friday of the Praça e Estacionamento da Pontinha, a major new underground
OBE awarded to British composer in Portugal
BRITISH-PORTUGUESE composer, Christopher Bochmann, has been awarded an OBE (Order of the British Empire) in the annual Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Christopher has been living in Portugal since 1980 and
Olhão HIGHLIGHTS
Popular marches MORE THAN 500 marchers are descending onto the streets for some of the biggest processions in Olhão this summer. Between June 23 and June 29, 13 popular marches
Panic on Sintra Line
HUNDREDS OF passengers were caught up in a frightening incident that took place on Lisbon’s Sintra Line, during rush hour on Monday this week. Three men, aged between 22 and
Pink Cadillacs rock for the animals
The well-known 50s rock and roll band, The Pink Cadillacs, are coming to Bar Linda in Meia Praia (Lagos) on June 25. The band has been through several different line-ups