Golfers help the animals
The annual golf tournament at Boavista Golf, Lagos on January 21 raised around 10,000 euros for the Algarve-based animal charity, The Hope Fund. The Hope Fund would like to thank
Vila do Bispo online
THE WEBSITE for Vila do Bispo Câmara is now up and running. The câmara commissioned internet website design company Algarve Digital to develop the website, which regularly posts news and
Hotel funding hiccup
A LACK of funds has halted the conversion of the Convento de Nossa Senhora do Desterro in Monchique into a hotel. President of the câmara, Carlos Tuta, has said they
Woman killed
A Portuguese woman was killed instantly when she lost control of her jeep and hit a tree in the centre of Loulé at around 9am last Thursday. It is believed
Loulé market to reopen
LOULÉ MUNICIPAL market is due to open its doors to the public on February 6, following more than two years of renovation and restoration. Fresh food produce, including fish, meat,
Maritime police branch still unmanned
A LACK of administration has been given as the reason behind the maritime police branch at Sagres remaining empty for more than two years. Officers, who were originally assigned to
Mystery flares off Sagres coast
AN EXTENSIVE search and rescue operation sparked by reported sightings of two red flares off the coast of Sagres failed to find signs of a shipwreck or any other maritime
New centre opens
AN IMMIGRANT integration and support centre was opened in Lagos on January 27. The Centro Local de Apoio e Integração do Imigrante, which is the seventh to be opened in
A New Year’s solution
MANY PEOPLE take up resolutions in the New Year, with three-quarters planning to get fit. Pilates studio owner Michelle Goyens wants to make sure that resolution turns into a solution.
Algarve to host dance competition
THE INTERNATIONAL dance competition, Dançarte, is being hosted in the Algarve for the fourth time. It will be staged at the Teatro das Figuras in Faro from March 23 to