St Andrew’s Society
Members of the St. Andrew’s Society of the Algarve held their annual beetle drive on October 8 in the clubhouse of Vale do Milho Golf in Carvoeiro. Around 40 members
Divers help to clean up Algarve seabed
Volunteers gathered in the harbour and on the beach of Baleeira near Sagres on October 8 to take part in a beach and sea cleaning operation which saw 100 square
Students go camping
Children from the International School São Lourenço spent the day camping and cooking during a trip to the Zona Aventura. Teacher Linda Wright accompanied five foundation stage pupils aged between
Fado night in Loulé
The Cine-Teatro Louletano in Loulé is holding the 4th Grande Noite do Fado (Grand Night of Fado) tomorrow (Saturday), starting at 9.30pm. This special event brings together the best Fado
Sweet potato
The popular Sweet Potato Festival is again taking place in Aljezur from December 1 to 4. There will be local craft shows, the promotion of sweets made with the Aljezur
Fire in Pêra
A fire destroyed two hectares of scrub land in Pêra on Tuesday, October 11. Around 30 firefighters from Silves, Messines, Lagoa and Albufeira bombeiros, with the support of the civil
Talk on Arraiolos carpets
The history behind the weaving of Arraiolos carpets will be discussed by Rachel Barnard during the latest Algarve History Talk to be held at the municipal library in Tavira on
Gloria Gaynor did not disappoint
Amazing voice at 62 but shame the concert was so short REVIEW by CHRIS GRAME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com Few have survived as well as the black disco diva Gloria Gaynor, who performed
Top 100 for Palmares
Onyria Palmares Golf has been ranked at number 26 in the Top 100 Golf Courses in Continental Europe by Golf World magazine. The course, which only opened in June, was
James Blunt plays Lisbon
English singer-songwriter James Blunt will be performing on Sunday at Coliseu dos Recreios in Lisbon. His debut album, Back to Bedlam, and single releases, including You’re Beautiful and Goodbye My