Bikers help
A charity Christmas lunch was held by the Algarve Senior Bikers at the Brazilian Rodizio, Rocha Gralheira, on December 16. In aid of the Gaivota home in Albufeira, €350 was
Bilingual carol singing session for charity
Larga Vista Residents Association held their annual carol singing concert just before Christmas at the Restaurante O Foral. Around 80 people of all ages and nationalities thoroughly enjoyed exercising their
Car trade slumps by 31% year on year
by CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com December was the worst month in 2011 for car sales in Portugal in a year which saw sales plummet by 31% on 2010. Sales of new
Children benefit from Grand Christmas raffle
A grand Christmas raffle organised by Algarve children’s charity ACCA was held on December 22 at Quinta Jacintina near Vale do Lobo. Raffle winner was May Brown, who took home
Chinese state energy giant buys stake in EDP
by CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com The Portuguese government insists that the deal it has struck with the Chinese state-run power company Three Gorges is “good for the company and good for
Chop for charity
Algarve freelance writer and author Suzy Turner has made the decision to cut off her long hair for charity – on Friday January 13. Upon approaching 2012, Suzy began to
Birdies and bogies
Algarve golfing brothers Ricardo and Hugo Santos took joint 20th place for Portugal in the prestigious Omega Mission Hills World Cup in China. The pair’s two-under-par opening effort of 70
Heroes bash brings cash
A fundraising evening at the Cockerel Country Kitchen in Albufeira was attended by more than 50 members of the Carole’s Buddies club, in aid of the Help for Heroes (H4H)
Silves supermarket raided by ATM gang
Silves Continente supermarket was the latest target of an ATM gang who stole two cash machines and destroyed a large section of the building’s façade in the process in the
Bowls club to close in March
Amendoeira Bowls Club is to close at the end of March next year and the bowling green replaced “with facilities aimed at a broader audience”. The green at the Oceânico