Local artist Anke Punt to donate €760 to Alvor children’s home
German artist Anke Punt will donate €760 to Alvor children’s home Lar de Crianças Bom Samaritano following a successful exhibition held at Lagoa’s Convent’bio between January and February. “It was
Former British paratrooper living in Algarve launches debut novel ‘It Could Just Happen’
An 81-year-old former commissioned officer in the British Army’s Parachute Regiment, now enjoying his retirement in the Algarve, is promoting his debut novel ‘It Could Just Happen’. The book was
Lagoa’s Convent’bio hosts paintings exhibition by Inna Hawker
Local artist Inna Hawker inaugurated today (Friday) an exhibition of several paintings at Lagoa’s Convent’bio store. The exhibition will run until the end of April and will be open for
Community helps restaurants in rural Tavira survive through voucher scheme
A German man living part of the year in the hills north of Tavira has helped two local restaurants launch a voucher scheme to keep them afloat throughout Portugal’s second
The Sovereign Art Foundation launches Global Student Art Prize
Talented young artists from Portugal among shortlist The Sovereign Art Foundation (SAF) has announced the launch of a global edition of their annual art prize for secondary school students, with
Best smiling dog competition
There is so much doom and gloom around at the moment that StreetLife animal welfare organisation in the East Algarve decided it was time to try and generate a few
Out of this ghastly pandemic comes some good!
When All Saints Anglican Church went into Lockdown along with the rest of the Algarve in the Spring of 2020, they had no idea where the future would take the
Expat Centre Portugal launches webinars about moving to Portugal
Expat Centre Portugal has announced a series of webinars entitled “Expat Centre Portugal Community Time” taking placing most Wednesdays until April. The focus will be on “helping international people who
London cognitive hypnotherapist Lee Harrold moves to Algarve
Lee Harrold, a certified cognitive hypnotherapist from London, decided to start calling Lagos “home” last year. The 33-year-old was looking for a lifestyle change and found it in the Algarve,
SOS Algarve Animals launches Valentine’s Day Auction to raise much-needed funds for sterilisations
Animal charity SOS Algarve Animals has launched an Online Valentine’s Day Auction in a bid to raise “much-needed funds” to carry out animal sterilisations in the Algarve. The auction will