Royal British Club quiz night
By Bob Hughes There were the Batters, The 4 S’s, Northern Lights, Tobbac-end, Limited Edition, Buxtonians, Red Dwarf, Bell Ringers, Cast Off’s and Wee Grey Cells, all battling it out
Royal British Legion AGM
This year’s Royal British Legion AGM was once again held in Lisbon. As with many AGMs, this event never seems to attract a large number of the membership. Ron Goddard,
SEF tackles beggars
A senior union delegate from the Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras (SEF) has revealed that his force faces a critical lack of manpower. “There is an enormous shortage of resources
Socialists urge tunnel U-turn
The Socialist Party of Lisbon has presented an alternative proposal to the Marquês tunnel and appealed to Câmara President, Carmona Rodrigues, not to continue with his original plan. The leader
Sowing seasonal seeds
The archetypal Christmas symbol is a sad reminder of the decimation of Algarve forests. Forum Algarve, however, hopes to sow more than goodwill with a Christmas gift that will last.
UNITED KINGDOM – Bid to cut court witness stress
New targets to reduce the stress that victims and witnesses go through while giving evidence in court has been announced by the Lord Chancellor. Lord Falconer wants all crown courts
US – Oil prices set to soar
Oil prices have begun to climb again due to fears that producer cartel, Opec, is set to cut back production to halt the recent price fall. US light sweet crude
Watch out – there’s a thief about
Not only is the area in which we live sprouting mobile homes and looking more like Goonhilly Down every week, there is now the unrelated threat of being robbed. Friends
Welcome to the Algarve, Ambassador!
The new British Ambassador, John Buck, and his wife, Jean, were the special guests at a cocktail party and dinner held at Le Méridien Penina Hotel last weekend. Organised by
Words don’t come easy
What do fantastic, lullaby, pumpkin, flip-flop and hen night have in common? They all appear on a list of the 70 most beautiful words in the English language, compiled by