Pet Corner: Mission accomplished!
APAA (Association for Protection of Animals Algarve) had a seemingly impossible mission. A re-homing project. One re-homed animal is a real high-five! Two? Pretty good stuff. But three is a
Gala dinner in Faro against domestic violence
Rotary Club Estoi Palace International (RCEPI), with the help of the Rotary Club of Faro, held a gala dinner last Friday at Hotel Eva in Faro in support of APAV
New course record at Pestana Silves International Golf
With golf in the Algarve now returning to a very welcome normality, Anders Lijsing, a member of SICG (Silves Internacional Clube de Golfe), has heralded the beginning of the new
The Great Pretenders performances at São Brás Museum
By popular request, ‘The Great Pretenders’, a comic entertainment about Britain’s involvement in the downfall of the Portuguese monarchy – will be staged again at São Brás Museum. Set during
Lagoa-Carvoeiro parish union launches animal donation drive
Under the slogan “They need us”, the União das Freguesias de Lagoa e Carvoeiro (parish union) has launched a campaign to collect food and other essential items for the animals
Resident offices in Lagoa collection point for Ukraine aid drive
The Association of Ukrainians in the Algarve has several collection points for food, medicine, hygiene products and other essential items across the region, one of them being the Resident’s offices
What is Ash Wednesday?
In the Christian Church, Wednesday, March 2 is the beginning of Lent, the 46-day period leading up to Easter, and for some Christians this a time marked by sacrifice or
Happy stories of rehomed dogs
Tanking up and ready to go in their campervan are Suzy and her partner who have been helping Caroline England to look after Pet Park in Mexilhoeira Grande. They are
Early-age sterilisation of kittens
This is always a touchy subject, but in a country like Portugal where the problem is so overwhelmingly big, and the number of unwanted cats is huge, there truly is
Algarve: Archaeology lectures on The Carnac Stones, Britanny
The Algarve Archaeological Association (AAA) will be presenting two lectures, in English, by archaeologist Rui Parreira on Tuesday, March 8. Entitled ‘The Carnac Alignments and the megalithic builders of Western