Algarve

A campaign has been launched by the Barlavento Hospital to encourage tourists to the region to contribute to hospital services after they have enjoyed their holiday here. The ‘5 star

Beach goers on Praia da Rocha beach on August 21 were able to watch hundreds of volunteers don pink clothing as they created a human ribbon to raise awareness of

Final preparations for the first Lit.ALGARVE festival are now underway and as the list of participants increases, so too do the number of English-language authors who will be taking part

Judges for the 11th annual Scruffts dog show to be held on September 19 at the Fatacil in Lagoa have been announced. The organisers, Algarve animal charity APAA, have confirmed

By DAISY SAMPSON daisy.sampson@theresidentgroup.com Partners of the Adega do Cantor winery near Guia celebrated the first crush of 2010 as grapes were ceremoniously loaded into crushing machinery at the boutique

Dutch teenager Laura Dekker started her solo journey around the world on her yacht Guppy from Gibraltar on August 21. She had been due to depart from Portimão but the

Members of the Aperitivo Performance Group will be meeting again after the summer break to begin rehearsals for their Christmas show, Bah Humbug! which is to be presented in mid

By PAULO SILVESTRE paulo.silvestre@theresidentgroup.com The families of three of the four patients whose sight was lost after operations at I-QMed clinic in Lagoa are considering taking legal action against the

Albufeira Câmara has launched its recruitment campaign for volunteers to assist with the 17th Spar European Cross Country Championships to be staged in the municipality on December 12. Successful candidates