New charity aims to set up hospice
By ELOISE WALTON eloise.walton@algarveresident.com More than 1,300 euros was raised for a new Algarve-based charity association, Project Madrugada, at its launch event at Fortaleza da Luz restaurant in Praia da
Christmas charity parachute jump
Two British residents decided to have an alternative Christmas day by participating in their first tandem parachute jump, raising thousands of euros for Algarve and British charities. Following their festive
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British Christmas
By CHRIS GRAEME chris@the-resident.com BRITISH COUNCIL teachers and students enjoyed various aspects of a good old-fashioned British Christmas in Lisbon on Saturday. The Portuguese children of all ages had dropped
Thousands donated to charity
By ELOISE WALTON eloise@the-resident.com AROUND 100,000 euros was donated to several Algarve charities and institutions by the Vigia Group at a cheque presentation event at their Parque da Floresta Golf
Food bank
A NATIONAL campaign to collect donations of food at various supermarkets across Portugal last weekend resulted in 1,905 tonnes of produce being given by members of the public. This year
Seasonal cheer at the Network Christmas fair
NETWORK, THE association for business and working women in Portugal, raised more than 1,600 euros for the Lar Bom Samaritano children’s home at their annual Christmas fair in the Hotel
Christmas extravaganza in Lisbon
THERE MAY be a crisis, but it wasn’t evident from the light, music and fireworks extravaganza that took place in Lisbon on Saturday evening. Tens of thousands of people thronged
Cristo Rei lit by Christmas lights
ONE OF Lisbon’s most famous landmarks, the Cristo Rei statue, is to be illuminated in blue and white over Christmas. The 70 metre high and 21 metre wide statue at
Christmas
LISBON CÂMARA has signed a contract with multimedia company Zon to erect a two million euro gigantic Christmas tree in the Amália Rodrigues Garden in the Parque Eduardo VII. ‘The