Council celebrations
Vila do Bispo is celebrating the Day of the Municipality on Sunday with a programme of events that will run until January 29. Live concerts, exhibitions and sports events will
Eastern European artists’ exhibition
A collective exhibition of paintings by artists from Ukraine, Moldova and Russia is being staged at the São Brás Museum until March 5. Visitors can see works by artists Anton
Erosion puts a damper on top beach competition
by INÊS LOPES ines.lopes@theresidentgroup.com News that dozens of Algarve beaches are entering a national competition to select the top seven in Portugal was marred by reports of beach erosion getting
Lagos fun day
A fun day will be held on February 4 at the Lagos Sports Complex, organised by DynamicKids. Aimed at encouraging creativity in children, it runs from 10am until 7pm. The
Loulé gears up for Carnival
Preparations are underway for the largest, brightest and most popular Carnival parade in the region, which will again be in Loulé on February 18, 19 and 21. The centre of
New York Times includes Algarve in 45 must-see destinations
Leading American newspaper The New York Times has placed the Algarve at number 29 in a list of 45 places to visit in 2012. The paper’s travel section includes the
Protecting sardines
Algarve fishermen are up in arms over a government measure to cut sardine fishery by half this year, something they say will lead to further unemployment in the sector. The
Rescued chimp enjoys new life at Lagos zoo
A male chimpanzee rescued from an animal trafficker in the Canary Islands is finally feeling at home at Lagos Zoo after five months of adaptation. Lucas has taken his first
Unworkable tolls system
Dear Editor, Have arrived from the UK last Sunday and just read your article regarding A22 Tolls. When we arrived on Sunday morning at Faro Airport, we were obliged to
Art from the heart
Forty-five paintings by London-born artist Charlotte Conrad arrived recently by lorry from Berlin to be part of a show due to open at Corte-Real Gallery in Paderne during the weekend