Play golf and help cancer patients in the Algarve
FOLLOWING ON from the successful Mamamaratona 6 event in October, the Associação Oncológica do Algarve (AOA), the Algarve Oncology Association, is continuing its campaign to raise funds to build an
Cork to be focal point of traditional fair
THE TRADITIONS of the Algarve’s interior can be discovered at the Feira da Serra de Loulé, hosted at the NERA pavilion, Zona Industrial de Loulé, from December 7 to 10.
Portuguese leaving the country in droves
PORTUGUESE EMIGRATION to other European Union countries is on the increase because of the economic recession. Buses full of Portuguese citizens leave weekly from Lisbon, Porto and Faro in search
Happy 124th anniversary
FARO MUNICIPAL bombeiros celebrate their 124th anniversary this week and, to mark the milestone, a series of initiatives and commemorations are being organised to raise awareness about the important work
Recession threatens to dampen retailers’ spirits
CHRISTMAS lights are already shining brightly in some of the Algarve’s streets, Forum Algarve has had its decorations up for weeks, Santas are already sitting in their grottos across the
Helping the needy this winter
The St. Patrick’s Society of the Algarve has made a donation of 50 blankets to the Silves-based charity Castelo de Sonhos. The Society’s chairman, Jim Brownlow and committee member, Julie
Remembering
THE ONGOING interregnum at St.Vincent’s Church in the Algarve is like a breath of fresh air, sweeping away fixed ideas and opening our hearts and minds to a succession of
Home stretch for Faro Atrium
JUST TWO weeks before the Faro Atrium in Rua de Santo António in Faro is due to open, the identity of the tenants of the 32 stores remains unknown. A
Rotary helps children in need and the area’s elderly
Excitement is already in the air throughout many homes and schools as Christmas approaches. Three-year-olds Sérgio and Margarica are no exception as they get a glimpse of some of Rotary’s
I Believe I can fly
WITH THE general theme of ‘You Can Be a Winner’ the Jack Petchey Foundation award ceremony held on Wednesday, November 15, at the Montechorro Hotel in Albufeira began after a