FOOTBALL FOCUS – CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
By SKIP BANDELE Group A: Spanish Blues THE ANIMOSITY and mutual antagonism that has characterised the encounters between Chelsea and Barcelona over the past two seasons once again threatened to
Prison chaplain held hostage
A CHAPLAIN at Pinheiro da Cruz prison was released unharmed after being held hostage for more than 20 hours by two armed inmates in the chapel in Grândola in the
A first for Almancil
THE Malhadinha Nova Vineyard south of Beja was the destination for the Almancil International Rotary Club’s first outing. Thirty-one members were shown around the vineyard which, in less than 10
Help them to help you
The Albufeira volunteer bombeiros need help to improve their English, due to the high number of foreign residents and visitors to the area. If you are an English speaking resident
Santa on the way to the Forum
Santa arrives at Forum Algarve shopping centre in Faro this Saturday, November 11, at 11am. His arrival marks, for many, the beginning of the Christmas shopping season in the Algarve.
A white Christmas in downtown Faro
IF CHRISTMAS just isn’t Christmas without snow, a trip to downtown Faro may just provide the solution. Faro Câmara, in conjunction with the Associação de comércio e serviços da Região
Help us compile our Christmas guide
CALLING ALL hotels, restaurants, charities, schools and associations — The Resident is asking for help in compiling its comprehensive Christmas guide. If you have not already sent us information about
TAP purchases Portugália Airlines
PORTUGÁLIA AIRLINES confirmed on Monday that 99.81 per cent of its total shares had been acquired by TAP Air Portugal, in a deal worth an estimated 140 million euros. TAP
An evening with Brian Gault
A VICTIM of the Thailidomide drug scandal of the early 1960s will be in Tavira next week speaking about his experiences. Brian Gault is one of about 500 surviviors
HORSE RACING
By SKIP BANDELE National Hunt on top once more WITH THE flat season drawing to a close, National Hunt racing once more takes over top billing with the first seasonal