Help Animalife help 130 charities
Campaign || Lisbon-based animal association Animalife is hoping to collect 250 tons of animal food during its ‘Banco Solidário Animal’ (BSA) campaign, to take place this weekend at Continente hypermarkets
Lagoa’s street market curtain call
Lagoa’s string of street markets ‘Mercadinho de Rua’ has its last events scheduled for September 27 and October 4. Between 9am and midday, the town’s Rua 25 de Abril will
Algarve Removals help Vale do Lobo villa owner go the extra mile for needy
Charity || A Vale do Lobo villa owner, who recently celebrated her 70th birthday at home in London, challenged her friends to skip gifts and instead select a personal donation
Hotel hosts blood and bone marrow drive
Vilamoura || Hotel Tivoli Marina Vilamoura will be holding a blood drive between 10am-1pm on Tuesday September 30. Donors will also be able to register to give bone marrow. With
Blind athlete Jorge Pina runs across Portugal for charity
Challenge || Former boxer Jorge Pina will be taking on a huge challenge next month – he will be running 700kms from the north to the south of Portugal in
Islands of the lagoon
Ernesto Mies lives in Seville but frequently travels to the Algarve’s Ria Formosa where he creates stunning paintings of the sandbar islands. Dotted with colourful fishing shacks and boats, his
Moncarapacho resident walks for Macmillan Cancer
Jeff Denman, who recently reached the ripe old age of 65, was sponsored by his wife Helen and daughter to enter the Thames Challenge Walk in aid of Macmillan Cancer
Opera show ‘Laughter and Tears’ at Faro theatre
Lethes || It graced Lagoa’s auditorium in July and now it is returning for another two shows in Faro. Organised by Ideias do Levante, the double opera night entitled ‘Laughter
First "Literary Lunch" at the Holiday Inn in September with Sally Dawson
Armação de Pêra || For decades, artists, potters and writers have found the south of Portugal conducive to inspiration in their chosen sphere of art. There are numerous authors living
Fado gala in aid of special needs association
APEXA, an association supporting special needs people in the Algarve, will be holding a special Fado gala on October 25 at Albufeira’s municipal auditorium. Its goal – to raise money