Stray dog finally settles
Readers who followed the story of Marcha, the heavily pregnant dog rescued from Intermarché by Happyhounds in February, will be pleased to hear that her last puppy, Mitch, has finally
The joys of summer
Ex-teacher Paul McKay left London to live a self-sufficient existence in the Monchique hills with his partner Martyn. He keeps an assortment of animals and grows a variety of crops
Think positively and achieve more
Have you ever felt that there is a gap between your ambitions and what you actually achieve in life? Or maybe you have a dream, but no idea of how
Cinema Review
Mean Girls is the ‘noughties’ version of 1989 high School flick Heathers – minus the fake suicide pacts and the husky drawl of Christian Slater. It stars Lindsay Lohan as
Cinema Premiere
JUNE 24 RAISING HELEN Comedy and Romance When her sister (Huffman) and brother-in-law die in a car accident, a young modeling agency assistant, Helen (Hudson), takes on the role as
French flavours
La Provence French restaurant in Praia da Rocha offers a wonderfully sophisticated French kitchen. The dishes are full of Mediterranean flavours and are made with fresh market products. In the
WineMine Club – Tasting and dinner
Contributed Fresh from their triumphs in London’s prestigious International Wine Challenge 2004, DFJ Vinhos proudly introduced some of their medal winning wines to a packed house of WineMine Club members
That Titchmarsh feeling…
Wednesday May 5 Every now and again, I catch myself in mid-thought and realise that slowly and scarily, I am turning into Alan Titchmarsh. As I was transplanting the last
WineMine club on tour
Contributed WineMine Club members enjoyed a fascinating visit to the Estremadura wine region north of Lisbon recently. They spent two nights there and enjoyed excellent dinners in the comfortable and
Cinema Premiere – Troy
Action/ Adventure In 1193 B.C., Prince Paris (Bloom) of Troy stole the beautiful Greek woman, Helen (Kruger), away from her husband, Menelaus, the king of Sparta, setting the two nations