Step back in time
This weekend, do not miss the Medieval Days festival, taking place in Castro Marim! Held inside the castle walls, there will be a great deal of theatrics to keep everyone
FOOTBALL FOCUS – TRANSFER MARKET
TRANSFER MARKET: Top moves By – SKIP BANDELE ALTHOUGH NOT yet completed, Ashley Cole’s protracted move from Arsenal to Chelsea is set to be finally completed this week for a fee
Suspected drug dealer arrested in Lagoa
The criminal investigation section of the Portimão and Lagoa GNR recently arrested a 43-year-old man on the Nossa Senhora da Rocha beach. It is believed that the man, a native
Fun and rubbish free beaches at Faro
Faro Câmara has strived to make the area’s beaches cleaner and more fun during the summer months, by organising activities such as surfing and capoeira (a Brazilian martial art) for
Ten thousand fill Praia do Tonel
THE FIRST ever edition of the music festival, Sagres Surf Fest, was held on the cliff tops of Praia do Tonel last week. Over 10,000 people turned up on the
Give blood at Fatacil
The Portuguese Blood Institute (IPS) has been at the Fatacil fair in Lagoa all week, encouraging people to give blood. The last day of Fatacil is on Sunday, August 27,
Thief makes off with 57,000 euros in Albufeira
A masked gunman assaulted two employees of a Marrachinho supermarket in Estrada Santa Eulália, Albufeira, last Monday, robbing them of 57,000 euros. The staff members, a woman and young man,
GOLF TIPS – By TONY BENNETT
Escaping the bunker Officially, bunkers are called hazards, and the original idea was that if a player hit their ball into a sand bunker, they would lose between a half
Tourists holiday in luxury
The Algarve is once again bustling with tourists from all over the world this summer. Many return year after year because of the quality of accommodation, food and beaches. The
BRIT arrested for possession of cannabis plants
Brit arrested for possession of cannabis plants Last week, a British man, who has lived in the Algarve for several years, was arrested in Barão de São Miguel, in Vila