Algarve

Halloween came early in the town of Carvoeiro as some 20 children from the local pre-primary school paraded through the streets dressed as witches and bats on October 28.  The children

Tweedledum and Tweeledee, Gisela Reuter (right) and Gertrud Dürnholz, will be performing in Aperitivo’s Jorge in Wonderland on November 18 and 19. Performances start at 7.30pm on both days in

New, more modern Comboios de Portugal (CP) trains with sliding doors and air-conditioning are now running on the Vila Real de Santo António to Faro section of the rail network.

By David Trubshaw Rotary Club of Silves Rotary International’s commitment to eradicate polio worldwide began in 1979. This was a five-year project to immunise six million Philippine children against this

Around 250 hospital nurses in the Algarve could lose their jobs if their employment contracts are not renewed, warns the Portuguese Nurses Union (SEP). Under a joint Health and Finance

Zumbathon, Party in Pink, was a “great success” says dance instructor Nancy van der Marel. Fifty people participated in the first event held at the Carvoeiro Tennis Club on October

A nationwide appeal for bone marrow donors to help a Portuguese footballer’s son who suffers from Leukaemia has been making the headlines in Portugal. Three-year-old Gustavo, the son of Benfica

Due to unstable weather conditions, Faro airport terminal was temporarily closed on Wednesday, October 26. At the time of going to press on Wednesday, winds were predicted to reach gusts

Querença, near Loulé, has become part of large entrepreneurial project to turn the village into a rural attraction for businesspeople and visitors alike. A group of University students and business