Saint Andrew’s Ball on November 30
The Saint Andrew’s Society of the Algarve is delighted to announce that we will be having our Ball on Saint Andrew’s Day, Saturday, November 30. Once again, it will be
Pet Corner – Does punishment fit the crime?
Beaten. Slapped. Kicked. Pushed outside. Raining. Head down. Tail down. Cowering. Pregnant. A wet, torn, muddy rag by a box. Left over bones rotting. Ants. Rough hands. Snarling abuse. Another
Halloween Wine Tasting Dinner raises €1,660 for StreetLife
Afpop East Algarve organised a Halloween Wine Tasting Dinner at Octant Vila Monte Hotel to raise funds for StreetLife’s sterilisation programme for dogs that covers all of the Sotavento Area,
The Phantoms of the golf course appear in Moncarapacho
The Algarve’s new golf society – the Phantoms – celebrated its inaugural year at Restaurant António’s in Moncarapacho recently. Thirty players and partners enjoyed a super meal and congratulated the Society’s
Amigos de Música November concerts
For its November concerts, the Amigos de Música group will invite American pianist Stefan Warzycki, an internationally active musician born in Japan now established in London, who will present two
Lagos appeals for “blankets, sleeping bags and warm clothes” for homeless population
Donations can be made on weekdays throughout November at the Banco de Recursos Lagos Solidário. Between November 4 and 29, the Municipality of Lagos is promoting a campaign to collect
Obituary: Frank Gerhard (1931-2024)
Frank Gerhard was born in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1931 and, following an international career in the oil industry with Shell, he and his wife Jeannette decided the Algarve was
Animal welfare in Algarve: encouraging kids to get involved
“It’s their time really – to grow, to learn, to educate…” Jenny Clarke, APAA The Association for Protection of Animals Algarve (APAA) commences its new season’s popular ‘Pop-Up’ shops and
Joining forces for cat and dog sterilisation in Algarve
DPDSAA and SOSAA aim to reduce the number of unwanted animals in the Algarve DPDSAA is a UK-based animal charity focused on Portugal and originally set up by deceased
Back to the King of the Beaches for the freshest fish!
Chaîne des Rôtisseurs members were rewarded with beautiful weather The Chaîne des Rôtisseurs met once again at Rei das Praias, the elegant restaurant on Praia dos Caneiros in Ferragudo, for