Algarve’s first seaside hotel is demolished
DEMOLITION WORK began in Praia da Rocha this week to bring the Algarve’s first tourist hotel, Hotel da Rocha, built in 1906, to the ground. The total demolition will take
PREMIERSHIP – All Blue
MANCHESTER UNITED’S efforts to overhaul long-time leaders Chelsea, came to a terminal halt at Stamford Bridge last Saturday. José Mourinho’s star-studded ensemble fired on all cylinders, as the second successive
And the winner is…
THE RESIDENT’S Filipe Lima (left) and Paulo Silvestre draw the lucky winner of a fantastic three-day break to the Yorkshire Dales this year, courtesy of low fares airline Thomsonfly.com. Congratulations
President launches campaign to fight social exclusion
IN A bid to gain cross-party support in parliament, Portugal’s President Aníbal Cavaco Silva has launched a campaign to fight poverty and social exclusion. In a move that has delighted
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