Champions League, Crème de la crème
Following the winter break, Europe’s top teams were back in action in the First Leg encounters of the last 16 knockout round. Glamour ties abounded and predicting the results with
Championship finalists announced
AFTER some exciting semifinals, we can now announce the finalists for the Algarve Championship. The triples were played in Tavira and, after two very close and absorbing games, John Gilbert
Clouds sprayed with chemicals to cause rain
PORTUGAL’S drought has become so serious that the authorities have been spraying clouds with chemicals in a bid to bring rain. Two Hercules C-130 planes belonging to the Portuguese Air
Corks vs screw tops
RECENTLY, the Daily Telegraph featured an article entitled “How to open a screw-top wine bottle, with panache”. At first I thought it was a joke, but, after reading it a
Câmara to reduce city’s poster sites
A CAMPAIGN was launched recently by Lisbon Câmara to reduce the number of advertising hoardings throughout the city. This will include the removal of 130 of the council’s own “outdoors”
Designer clothes at
THE RECENTLY announced Grand Fashion Sale, to benefit children in Phuket affected by the tsunami, has already drawn a huge response. Hundreds of women across the Algarve have taken the
Endurance rides
The first of a series of competitive endurance rides was organised by QPA riding centre at Bensafrim recently. Endurance riding is a fast growing sport and is a great way
film review
Being Julia is about a 45-year-old stage actress who is tired of the role she’s playing, herself. Because, for Julia Lambert (Annette Bening), being herself is inextricably interwoven with being
Game raises money for Tsunami Appeal
MORE THAN 3,000 euros were raised for the tsunami victims in South East Asia in a Charity Swiss Teams Bridge event held recently at the Hotel Garbe in Armação de
Greener Tavira
Tavira Câmara is going to create a new municipal company, called Tavira Verde (Green Tavira), which will ensure the maintenance and renovation of domestic drainage systems, and guarantee the cleanliness