Best friends vie for German Shepherd World Cup in Italy
A young man and his four-legged best friend are calling for help to compete at the WUSV World Championship – described as the World Cup for German Shepherds – which
Celebrated British musicians kick off new musical year
English virtuosos David Owen Norris (piano) and Paul Silverthorne (viola) will give the opening concerts of the Amigos 2019-2020 season at Os Agostos country estate, near Santa Bárbara de Nexe.
Strings & Things Band perform on a sandy rooftop
The Strings & Things Band is holding its second show of the season on Saturday, September 7 at Beach on the Hills, above Restaurant Raízes in Santa Bárbara de Nexe,
Back to School Appeal off to a great start
Initial response to the Algarve’s ‘2019 Back to School Appeal’ has surpassed organisers’ expectations. Local charities ACCA and Castelo de Sonhos are hoping to help more than 800 needy children
Pudsey Fun Day at Centre Algarve
Centre Algarve, the holiday centre for young people with special needs in Moncarapacho, threw open their doors and welcomed several hundred visitors to their Pudsey Fun Day recently. Groups from
Strings & Things Band returns for more fundraising shows
The Strings & Things Band is “back on the road again”. The talented, multi-instrumentalist Howard Scott Parkin is back in the Algarve for three weeks and he intends to make
Boeing Employees Choir to perform in Faro in September
They are employees of the Boeing aerospace company but are also part of a highly-respected choir that will be performing at the Sé Cathedral in Faro on Wednesday, September 4.
Poppy Appeal events in Algarve
The Royal British Legion Algarve is gearing up for this year’s annual Poppy Appeal which will soon be upon us in October. Starting the proceedings, member Shirley Blackman is doing
Artists paint mural to promote animal welfare
Artists from Faro’s tattoo atelier Estúdio Onze donated their artistic skills towards animal welfare on August 10. Miguel Martins, Edgar, and Ana Goulão painted an animal welfare-themed mural at the
São Lourenço Cultural Centre reopens under new management
São Lourenço Cultural Centre in Almancil, which closed in 2012 after over 30 years of promoting art and culture in the Algarve, has reopened under new management. The centre was