Algarve

NURSES AT Faro Hospital were due to stage a protest on September 6 in order to pressurise the government into offering them increased stability with regards to their employment. Currently,

Carvoeiro Tennis Club was the venue for a recent event to wish Tim Saltys success in the next stage of his tennis career, as well as giving him the opportunity

VARIOUS CITIES throughout the Algarve will be involved in hosting the 10th International Contemporary Dance Festival “a sul”, which begins on September 15 and continues until October 21, featuring dancers

SEPTEMBER SEES the beginning a new musical season for the Orquestra do Algarve. The orchestra will be performing the music of Mozart and Lopes-Graça at the Igreja do Carmo in

The University of the Algarve is offering language courses, which will commence on October 16 at the management, hotel and tourism school on the Penha campus in Faro. Students, who

MEMBERS OF the St. Andrew’s Society recently had a fun night at Porches Pottery, with a treasure hunt in the garden and raffle, followed by supper prepared by Julie Garrett.

Two men, aged 29 and 31, have been arrested, charged and given prison sentences, for mugging a pedestrian in Lagos recently. The victim, who was pushed to the ground during

Portuguese troops left this week on a six-month deployment in Kabul to assist the NATO-led ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) mission in Afghanistan, to replace a contingent of 150 Portuguese

This year has already seen many birthday celebrations and parties for HM Queen Elizabeth II’s 80th birthday, and on September 22, Faith in Music will present Last Night of the

YOU MUST have noticed … your mailbox is unusually full with junk mail and your TV viewing and radio listening have been hijacked with countless advertisements. Yes, it’s back-to-school time