Student assembles 3D printer to boost his university application
A student from the International School of the Algarve near Porches is leading a school team project to assemble a ‘RepRap’ 3D Printer. The 3D printer will provide valuable experiences
Learn to dance tango
Professional tango dancers will be taking to the stage at the Teatro das Figuras in Faro on January 17 and 18 during the Faro Tango Fest. Dancers Milton Homann and
Festive rock helps handicapped woman
It was a show like none ever before it – the Algarve Rock Choir, the Rock Choir Group and the São Brás Salvation Army Brass Band came together for the
Where do proverbs come from and what do they tell us?
Algarve History Association is holding a presentation by Rui Soares, president of the International Association of Paremiology, on Tuesday January 14 at 6pm in the Municipal Library in Lagoa. Dr
We had a ball – now the Burns Supper!
Following on from a successful ball at the Hotel Penina on November 30, the Saint Andrew’s Society of the Algarve is holding its next event – the Burns Supper at
Animal friends thank readers for their support
At the start of a new year, we like to thank your readers for their support in 2013 for the ‘Friends of Canil Portimão’ association. Last year we found homes
Time for T (railblazing)
The Algarve Resident meets the lead-singer of a group that is going places He’s given up trying to work out where he’s from, but Tiago Sa-Ga certainly knows where he’s
Archaeology lecture: reconstructing fossil trees
Archaeology enthusiasts in the Algarve can look forward to a lecture by John Needham on ‘Reconstructing Fossil Trees from the Jurassic Park Purbeck Forest’. It will take place on Tuesday,
Charitable bikers help needy youths
Members of the Algarve Senior Bikers (ASB) visited the Gaivota home for youths in Albufeira on December 23 to hand over €420 raised at their charity Christmas lunch and previous
Castelo de Sonhos receives much-needed donations
Customers at Overseas Iceland supermarket in Guia helped raise €410 for the Silves-based charity Castelo de Sonhos which helps underprivileged people in the Algarve. The charity thanked the staff and