Nike Pairs Shotgun
Boavista Golf held their annual Nike Pairs Shotgun on July 14. Once again the annual tournament attracted a field of players, totalling 92, for the 18 hole competition. First place
Encore–the charity shop you’ll want to visit again and again
After many months of preparation and help from local organisations and volunteers, Madrugada’s latest charity shop has opened in Almancil. Called Encore Boutique, it is unlike any other charity shop
Obituary – Peter Alfred Millward
1929-2012 Peter Alfred (Scof) Millward of the Wilsely Hotel, Cranbrook, was for many years a strong supporter of CASA in the Algarve. Born in 1929, Peter passed away peacefully in
fado at the casino
A performance by Al-Mouraria, a Portuguese band combining traditional fado with ‘new fado’, will take place at Vilamoura Casino on August 3 at 10.30pm. The group of musicians, incorporating three
One company to rule them all
This year’s big success story has undoubtedly been the continued rise of high-end AV specialists, Projectiondreams. Not content with dominating the Home Cinema installation market in the Algarve, they have
Folk dance
Traditional Portuguese folk dancing returns to the Quelfes parish of Olhão tomorrow (Saturday) for the 18th Festival Nacional de Folclore. Folk dance groups from across Portugal will take to the
Open Media forges ahead
The publishing group that now incorporates the Algarve Resident newspaper continues to expand internationally with the launch of Essential Kuala Lumpur Open Media has joined forces with the well-known Malaysian publishing
For all your Apple needs
Newteq Solutions is the Algarve’s one and only Apple Authorised Service Provider. This means they are in a unique position to offer fast warranty servicing, genuine authorised repairs, certified technical
Owen Gee celebrates 70th birthday at work!
Radio DJ Owen Gee celebrated his 70th birthday last Sunday but still went into the Kiss Fm studios in Albufeira to air his Solid Gold Sunday Show which went out
Foreign residents launch appeals
Several appeals for donations for the bombeiros were put out by foreign residents in the east Algarve. Chris Wright from the Olhanense Expat Supporters Group was the first to launch