Good luck Tim
Carvoeiro Tennis Club was the venue for a recent event to wish Tim Saltys success in the next stage of his tennis career, as well as giving him the opportunity
Turner case update
Carlos Alberto Marques, the doctor who performed the first autopsy on John Turner, the Englishman murdered in his Algarve home in 2005, admitted in Loulé court, on August 29, that
IN AID OF THE BOMBEIROS IN SILVES
Dinner with live music by Fernando Oliveira with raffle, tombola and auction Friday September 29, 8pm At Restaurant Ponte Romana, Silves. 4 course dinner: different starters, vegetable soup, fish cataplana,
Vehicle inspection centres shamed
VEHICLE INSPECTIONS in Portugal, which are routine periodical inspections, equivalent to the British MOT, are allegedly being carried out without due care and attention, with staff at many inspection centres
International dance festival comes to Algarve
VARIOUS CITIES throughout the Algarve will be involved in hosting the 10th International Contemporary Dance Festival “a sul”, which begins on September 15 and continues until October 21, featuring dancers
World kite surf competition hits Lisbon
Guincho Beach, near Cascais, is hosting this year’s Wave Masters World Cup competition between September 4 and 10, as part of the Kiteboard Pro World Tour. Guincho beach is considered
It’s back to work for the Algarve Orchestra
SEPTEMBER SEES the beginning a new musical season for the Orquestra do Algarve. The orchestra will be performing the music of Mozart and Lopes-Graça at the Igreja do Carmo in
Language courses at your fingertips
The University of the Algarve is offering language courses, which will commence on October 16 at the management, hotel and tourism school on the Penha campus in Faro. Students, who
Money raised for Pirilampos
MEMBERS OF the St. Andrew’s Society recently had a fun night at Porches Pottery, with a treasure hunt in the garden and raffle, followed by supper prepared by Julie Garrett.
Mugging in Lagos
Two men, aged 29 and 31, have been arrested, charged and given prison sentences, for mugging a pedestrian in Lagos recently. The victim, who was pushed to the ground during