Barringtons boasts another beauty
In association with The Resident, Barringtons hosted its annual Wellness in Action Day last Sunday featuring a veritable galaxy of treatments, covering the full gamut of conventional medicine through to
Because the night
Raw and uncompromising, Patti Smith’s mid-70s’ albums, Horses and Radio Ethiopia, earned her the titles of ‘Godmother of Punk’, ‘Punk Poetess’ and ‘High Priestess of Punk’. The iconic black and
Bombeiros blame government
Hundreds of bombeiros from all over Portugal recently travelled north in order to join fellow fire fighters in damning the support they received from the government during last summer’s devastating
Children’s charity calls
ACCA, the registered charity for children in need in the Algarve, is seeking volunteers to help with an after-school-hours programme of activities, designed to keep young people occupied, safe and
Cultural exchange
As part of a cultural exchange, 13 children from The British School of the Algarve recently visited the Escola Básica Jacinto Correia, in Lagoa, to learn about the other school’s
Dull subject spiced up
Business Studies can sometimes be seen as a dull subject, full of rather off-putting concepts like SWOT analysis, human resources and finance. To show pupils how their school studies relate
Eagle eye at frontiers
Border controls, scrapped in 1991, were reintroduced last week as part of the government’s strategy to launch a pre-emptive strike against hooliganism and terrorism in the forthcoming Euro 2004 tournament.
Euro 2004 events – Supporting the fans
In just eight days, Portugal will become the sporting centre of Europe, when it will play host to the Euro 2004 football championship. Local câmaras in the Algarve and foreign
Explosion devastates homes
A gas explosion last Sunday evening, in Santa Bárbara de Nexe, left a 60-year-old woman in hospital and two brothers homeless when their home was completely destroyed in the blast.
Figurative artist
João Paulo Nascimento Gouveia, a figurative artist from Saint-Etienne, is exhibiting his art in Barringtons during June. He was born in France to Portuguese immigrant parents. As a young boy,