Down under
The draw for the Australian Open once again proved unkind to Portuguese No1 Rui Machado. The Algarvean faced fifth seed David Ferrer in his opening encounter of tennis’ first Grand
Shoeworld closes down
British family-owned business ShoeWorld (Mundo do Sapato) has closed down all stores it had operating in the Algarve. Twenty employees are said to have lost their jobs. Shoeworld currently had
Dutch and Swiss teams play in Algarve sun
Dutch team FC Utrecht beat Swiss side FC Zurich 2-1 in a friendly match at Amendoeira Sports Club. Both teams were using the club’s facilities for some warm-weather training.
Upheaval in Portimão
The Algarve’s only ‘Championship’ Liga Orangina club did not enjoy the best of weekends. As the players were preparing for the important match against fellow strugglers União Madeira, news emerged
Eco ride
An eco bike tour is taking place on Sunday from the Jardim Manuel Bívar in Faro at 9.30am. The tour, organised by Glocal Faro and MegaSport, will take riders to
Wedding show
Wedding exhibition Algarve Noivos, now in its eighth year, is taking place at Portimão Arena this weekend. Around 10,000 people are expected to attend the only event of its type
Family Saturdays
‘Family Saturdays’ educational workshops are to be held at Portimão Museum. New programmes have been created with the aim of providing different family orientated activities to do on a Saturday
Works stopped
Two streets in the historic centre of Silves have remained completely dug up for the past two years as the consortium responsible for the works appears to have run out
General meeting
Lisbon-based Democrats Abroad is holding a general meeting on Saturday, January 28 from noon in the Colares area. Subjects to be covered are voting, fundraising and volunteer work. A Mexican
Goodlife magazine winners
The Resident Group is pleased to announce the winners of two competitions published in the recently suspended Algarve Goodlife Magazine. Since the beginning of 2011, the magazine gave readers the