Charity concert
A charity concert will be held tomorrow (Saturday) at the Centro Social e Comunitário de Vale Silves in Boliqueime. The band NU SOUL FAMILY, who won an MTV award for
Community spirit lives!
By MIKE ALMOND mike@theresidentgroup.com As the financial crisis deepened across Europe in 2010, residents of the Algarve found they were far from immune. Everyone here felt the pinch in one
Free mammograms
Women aged between 50 and 69 and living in the Loulé council area are being offered a free mammogram at a mobile health unit at the Health Centre in the
Residents brave cold sea for charity
Dozens of foreign residents participated in the Annual Swim for Shoes on Christmas Day on Armação de Pêra beach. The event, which will be repeated tomorrow (Saturday) at 11am in
‘Toxic’ Christmas present for Faro Civil Governor
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Mini Santas everywhere provide Christmas cheer
Despite the lack of the Christmas lights in the Lagoa municipality, there was no lack of Christmas cheer as children from across the area filled the streets with parades and
Christmas roll up at Vila da Luz Bowls Club
Bowlers dressed as angels, reindeer and elves took to the green for a Christmas roll up at the Vila da Luz Bowls Club on December 19. A morning of fun
Christmas cutbacks
By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com Lisbon’s Christmas lights were subtle and uniform in colour this year to reflect Portugal’s current economic recession and Lisbon Câmara austerity measures. Instead of the usual
British community remembers the fallen
BY INÊS LOPES ines.lopes@theresidentgroup.com Despite grey skies and rain, around 185 members of the British community gathered outside St. Luke’s Church, Palhagueira, in Gorjões near Santa Bárbara de Nexe for
Councils cut back on Christmas lights
By PAULO SILVESTRE paulo.silvestre@theresidentgroup.com Most Algarve Câmaras are making heavy cuts to budgets for Christmas lights and decorations this year as the economic crisis continues to bite. Albufeira Mayor Desidério