Portimão – The place to be this summer
IT SEEMS that Portimão is definitely the place to be this summer. There is a huge variety of shows and activities planned to take place in the borough, including several
Damned if we do, damned if we don’t
The division within the Anglican Church here in the Algarve has hit the British newspapers with reports in The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, on the internet version of the Church
Post Office issues Gulbenkian commemorative stamps
Recently, the Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, which was set up by the Armenian oil magnate, Calouste Gulbenkian, who left much of his art collection to the Portuguese state, celebrated its
DAVIS CUP
Eastbourne cliffhanger A NEW-look Great Britain team, missing both its traditional standard bearers in Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski, was brought to its knees by lowly Israel on England’s south
premiership
Swings and roundabouts THE FIRST high profile managerial casualty has already occurred in the Premiership with the start of the new season still over two weeks away. Controversial Aston Villa
Controversy over new church for Algarve
NEARLY 29 years after the formation of St. Vincent’s (Church of England) Anglican Church in the Algarve, a breakaway faction has been set-up in the Algarve called the All Saints’
Sardine festival returns to Portimão
THE TWELFTH edition of Portimão’s famous Sardine festival takes place this year from August 4 to 13 at the city’s Zona Ribeirinha, down by the waterfront. Celebrated annually, visitors have
Câmaras clean-up
Loulé and Faro Câmaras are cleaning up their acts this summer for the benefit of residents and tourists alike. Faro beach has been cleared of litter and rubbish problems are
Stardom beckons for Yorkshire expatriates
Chris Lane and her husband Trevor recently became local celebrities, after spending a day being filmed by the Yorkshire regional television news programme, Calendar. After responding to an article, which
Dinosaurs arrive in the Algarve!
THE LARGEST exhibition of dinosaurs in Europe, In the Land of the Dinosaurs, is coming to the Algarve this month, opening at Fabrica do Inglês in Silves from July 22.