Algarve

Vila Real de Santo António AN ENORMOUS nativity scene, measuring 70sqm and containing 2,000 figures, is currently on display in Vila Real de Santo António. Created by artist Ernesto Pires,

Four new vehicles for Tavira bombeiros FOUR NEW fire engines have been added to the fleet used by the Tavira bombeiros. The firemen now have three new fire-fighting vehicles at

REHEARSALS ARE well underway for the Algarveans’ annual pantomime production. In 2006, the less known but equally traditional pantomime Dick Turpin has been chosen to entertain and delight children of

THE NUMBER of children born to foreign mothers in the Algarve’s maternity units is on the rise, with figures increasing by seven per cent over the first three years of

PRODUCTION OF aguardente de medronho, a liqueur made from the fruit of strawberry trees and one of the great traditions of the Algarvean hills, has been greatly damaged due to

AS CAPTAIN Peter (Cain) reported on Kiss Fm Algarve, he recently returned from England, travelling from Newcastle airport, with a planeload of Santa Clauses. As proof, he took this photograph

AROUND 500 old folk from the borough of Castro Marim  recently enjoyed an outing to Vilamoura Marina, organised by the council in an effort to combat loneliness and isolation among the

NOVEMBER 19 saw “Million Dollar Hole-in-One” have its first hole-in-one winner in the Algarve, with Colin Mocock achieving this at Parque da Floresta Golf and Leisure resort. Colin Mocock from

IN TOTAL, 60 convivial members of the Algarve Wine Society gathered at the Amadeus Restaurant near Almancil to enjoy a traditionally festive Christmas lunch and celebrate the end of a