Social meetings
Some 48 members and friends attended a monthly get together organised by Casa Social Club on January 28 at the Colina dos Mouros Hotel in Silves. The next meeting will
Giving hope to strays
An animal charity that has been helping stray and abandoned animals throughout the Algarve since 2000 has appealed for help from residents. The Hope Fund keeps going at present thanks
Stock out São Brás
São Brás de Alportel is hosting the second ‘Stock Out São Brás’ at the municipal pavilion this weekend. The winter sales fair offers local businesses the opportunity to get rid
Inspired by Monchique
A new store selling Monchique gourmet products has opened in Portimão. Located at Rua de Olivença nº 2 in front of Café Brasil, the Sabores de Monchique store sells products
Stunning win in Setúbal
by CHRIS WRIGHT More than 800 fans made the four hour trip north as Olhanense took on their nearer league rivals Vitória de Setúbal. The great bond of friendship between
January 27 results
Last week we asked readers if they thought the Algarve’s road signage system should be bilingual (Portuguese and English) after an internet debate initiated by the Algarve Resident, which we
Sunk
Portimão’s latest attempt to move away from the bottom of the Liga Orangina table at high-flying Naval became doomed only half an hour into the match. New manager Lazaro Oliveira
Liga Inglesa
Football fans delighted with this season’s introduction of Sport TV’s English League channel will be disappointed to learn that recent Premier League rule changes mean that only one Saturday 3pm
The 1755 earthquake
Two lectures will be held on February 7 by the AAA (Algarve Archaeological Association) to discuss the implications a major earthquake in November 1755 had on the Algarve. The first
Literary friends of the Algarve
DJ Owen Gee and guitarist Daryl Bee provided the entertainment at last month’s English speaking ALFA (the association of literary friends of the Algarve) meeting. The group’s second get-together of