CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – Nil desperandum
“NEVER DESPAIR” was the motto of Arsenal’s goalkeeper, Jens Lehmann, who never gave up full the death, getting his team into the final of the Champions League competition. Arsene Wenger’s
Prime Minister meets and greets the people
APRIL 25 is the only day of the year when the Prime Minister throws open the door of his official residence to the general public. This year was no exception,
Children paint the world around us
GOLF, TENNIS, football and an art exhibition by local artists, followed by a dinner and dance and a grand raffle and auction, was the full day’s programme of the Gala
Rheumatology society launches awareness campaign
AN AWARENESS campaign was recently launched by the Sociedade Portuguesa de Reumatologia (SPR), the Portuguese society for rheumatology, with regard to Rheumatoid Arthritis. The campaign began on April 27 and
Dolls mark Worker’s Day in Algarve villages
HUNDREDS OF life-size dolls were displayed in many of the Algarve’s villages on Monday, May 1, in order to mark Dia do Trabalhador (Worker’s Day). Following an age-old tradition, handmade
Royal British Legion AGM
THE HOTEL Garbe in Armação de Pêra was the setting last month for the Annual General Meeting of the Royal British Legion (Algarve sub-branch), after which members enjoyed a convivial
ENGLAND – England down-turn
FOLLOWING MONTHS of speculation, it was announced that Luiz Felipe Scolari had been chosen to succeed Sven-Göran Eriksson in the England hot seat, only for the Brazilian to turn down
SNOOKER – The Crucible
THE OLD stagers; Davis, White, Hendry et al, turned out once more in Sheffield for the sport’s World Championships, but stood little chance of reliving days gone by, with one
Exhibition of paintings by local English artists
AN EXHIBITION of work by three local English artists is currently taking place at the Slave Market in Lagos until May 15. The artists, who all live in the western
Tennis for charity
THE CLAYMAN Cup at the Jim Stewart Tennis Centre in Quinta do Lago is taking place this Sunday (May 7). Twenty-four players will be competing for the Cup and there