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A meeting of orchid lovers is being held tomorrow (Saturday) at Wingarden & Home in Lagoa. Those interested in knowing more about growing and looking after orchids should go along

A competition to find young talent in the Portimão area has been launched by the Câmara. The Arte Jovem@Portimão competition is aimed at people aged between 18 and 35, living

Silves Medieval Fair is taking place earlier this year. The popular event, now in its ninth year, will be held between July 28 and August 5, a week earlier. The

by EMMA BERTENSHAW emma.bertenshaw@theresidentgroup.com Cork trees are a familiar feature of the hills across the Algarve and their bark has been traditionally used for bottles. The trees thrive in the

A Silves-based charity helping underprivileged people in the Algarve needs a sewing machine to be able to develop a project at the local jail. Castelo de Sonhos is developing a

Rotarians worldwide have been working towards raising UShttp://00 million for the End Polio Now campaign. This target was reached on January 17, when it was announced that a total of

Algarve Senior Bikers (ASB) welcomed two new riders to the group before heading north via Silves to São Marcos de Serra for the first ride of 2012 on January 25.

This year’s Better Living in Portugal (BLiP) exhibition will take place on October 6 and 7, again at the Portimão Arena. After 12 consecutive years, BLiP is still the most

An Algarve tourism expert says urgent action is needed to put an end to the negative visual impact caused by the road signage system while agreeing that signs should be