Silva promises funds
PRESIDENT, CAVACO Silva was at Quinta do Lago Golf Club on January 27, to show his support for the Taça Portugal Solidário, a golf competition that this year raised money
An evening with a swing
ALGARVE-BASED animal charity, the Associação de Protecção Animal do Algarve (APAA) held a 50s, 60s and 70s dance on Saturday, January 27, at the O Casero restaurant in Arão. Organised
Search and rescue
TWO GOLF events raised more than 2,000 euros for the Algarve branch of the Equipa Canina Resgate do Algarve (ECRA). The organisation was formed as part of an initiative to
And to start – an Aperitivo
Aperitivo is the name of the new multinational performance group that has emerged at the Museum in São Brás. The art committee wants to make their bi-monthly art exhibitions as
Silves residents protest against SAP closure
MORE THAN 200 protestors came together outside the Silves Health Centre on January 24 to protest against the closure of the Serviço de Atendimento Permanente (SAP). Members from the Partido
Animal adoption success
A total of 61 dogs and one cat were adopted in 2006 from the Canil-Gatil Intermunicipal, a cat and dog kennel in Vila Real de Santo António.
Snow Queen ballet
THE SNOW Queen ballet, based on the children’s fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen will be performed by the Companhia de Dança do Algarve in Faro on February 3, at 9.30pm.
Birgit sings Brecht
Birgit Wegemann will be performing songs written by Berthold Brecht in the Museu do Trajo in São Bras, tomorrow (Saturday, February 3), at 8.30pm. Birgit will be accompanied on piano
Special children’s milk – unnecessary and expensive
ENRICHED MILK, also known as formula or progress milk, marketed to promote the healthy growth of young children is unnecessary, concludes DECO, Portugal’s leading consumer protection organisation. In the current
Coastal study centres
FIVE REGIONAL administrations, including one for the Algarve, will be set up to study coastal erosion and tidal patterns. Minister for the Environment, Nunes Correia, said the annual erosion of

