Young performers in a class of their own
Drama students at the International School of the Algarve presented three very entertaining examination pieces to an invited audience of parents, teachers and students recently. Each group devised and developed
A celebration in the ecumenical spirit
By invitation of Father Zé Manuel, Catholic priest of the Parish of Nossa Senhora da Luz, St.Vincent’s Anglican Chaplaincy was invited to a Festa de Pentecostes in Luz Village Hall
A warm welcome from the British Consulate
I should like to give a warm welcome to everyone who is here for the football or on holiday – or both. Although the focus will be on football during
AFPOP June lunch
There will be a summer lunch at Restaurant Nora Velha, Quinta do Morgado in Tavira, on Wednesday, June 16. It starts at 12.30pm for 1pm and the menu will feature
Air Force alert for ‘UFO’
A strange object passed over the Portuguese night skies last week, causing many who saw it to think that aliens were monitoring the nation. The authorities took the sighting very
Another successful CIN event
The Old Course in Vilamoura was again the venue for the CIN Golf Day, an event that has been held annually since 1993. The course was in excellent condition, and
Bensafrim set for more business
A new industrial site, due to be completed in the next two years in Bensafrim, will provide more than 70 jobs for the concelho of Lagos. According to the president
Casa Pia charges dropped
Some of the most prominent people involved in the ongoing Casa Pia paedophilia case have had the charges against them dropped, while others have had their charges reduced. The Casa
Channel four wants you
Channel Four wants YOU: Ricochet South, the makers of No Going Back, are making a new documentary series about the problems that can beset Britons buying property abroad. It will
Clairvoyant light
The stall-handlers’ strike did not affect either of the big two races over the weekend. The first on Friday’s Epsom card, a sprint, however, was started by tape, resulting in

