Storks move in
Storks move in The secluded Algarvean village of São Marcos da Serra has two new special homes thanks to the local parish (Junta de Freguesia). Two redundant concrete lighting posts
Tournament celebrates Dutch Queen’s birthday
THE FIFTH Koninginnedag Tournament, to celebrate the birthday of Her Royal Highness Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands, will take place at Castro Marim Golfe and Country Club, on Saturday, April
Two funerals, a wedding and a horse race
Skip Bandele reflects on life and his world – as he sees it. AHEAD of my main topics this week, a brief postscript to my latest deliberations in a ‘A
UEFA Cup – Sporting chance
Sporting Lisbon, trailing 1-0 to Newcastle from their quarter-final first-leg encounter in England, kept the dream of a ‘home’ final at the José Alvalade Stadium on May 18 alive with
Volker Huber honoured with street in Almancil
LOULÉ CÂMARA unveiled three new street names in Almancil recently, among them Rua Volker Huber, after the late founder of the São Lourenço cultural centre who died last year. Volker
A real bitsa this week
WHAT’S a bitsa? You know, bitsa this, bitsa that – a real mix of things this week, just for a change. Let’s start with my last piece about bad debts,
1 Melanie Chisholm
1 Melanie Chisholm Next Best Superstar Mel C – or Melanie Chisholm, as she now likes to be known – has had solo album sales of close to three million
A holistic approach to wealth management
• Castle Wealth – protecting your wealth Location Located in the prime development of Europort at the heart of Gibraltar’s Financial Centre, the company shares plush offices with its parent.
A Resident minute…
THERE IS an ongoing heated debate over human rights, following the death of Terri Schiavo. Mrs. Schiavo, who was only 41 years old when she died, had suffered severe brain
A special-ops warrior on a heart-thawing mission
Any Navy Seal is equipped with the latest in freedom-fighting gadgetry. Straps, pockets and belts hold guns, grenades and various homing devices. The primary visual gag in The Pacifier involves