Algarve

THE ROTARY initiative to generate greater awareness for the need to donate blood regularly, got underway last Sunday. Centro Hospitalar do Barlavento hosted an enthusiastic group of Rotarians from Silves,

THE TWELFTH edition of Portimão’s famous Sardine festival takes place this year from August 4 to 13 at the city’s Zona Ribeirinha, down by the waterfront. Celebrated annually, visitors have

EAGERLY AWAITED interior design and home decoration event, Casa Decor, is now on at Fábrica da Cerveja in Faro, promising a wealth of ideas to help inspire you create that

Chris Lane and her husband Trevor recently became local celebrities, after spending a day being filmed by the Yorkshire regional television news programme, Calendar. After responding to an article, which

A FIRE broke out on farm land in Paderne last week, taking 21 men, assisted by five fire engines and a helicopter, to bring it under control. Another smaller fire

NANDI, THE animal charity shop in Lagos, will be celebrating its 10th anniversary on July 20. The charity was originally founded in 1996 by John and Dorreen Pitelan, who had

VARIOUS SUMMER activities, to suit all ages, are currently taking place at Faro Island Beach. The programme of activities is being organised by the Centro Náutico and is set to

COUNCILS ACROSS the Algarve are rejoicing at the new electricity network connection between Tunes (in the borough of Silves) and Estoi (in the borough of Faro). This new link promises

THE NEW youth hostel in Aljezur will open to the public in August 2007. Situated next to the beach at Arrifana, on the west coast of the Algarve, the hostel

This year, the Agência Regional de Turismo do Algarve will invest close to one million euros in the promotion of the Algarve’s golf courses to both the Portuguese and European