Portugal

PORTUGAL’S PRESIDENT, Cavaco Silva, opened the 27th edition of the annual FATACIL event in Lagoa last Friday (August 18), and extolled the successful development of the fair over recent years.  

THE SIXTH annual Vale do Lobo Grand Champions tennis tournament culminated with a party in commemoration of Vale do Lobo’s 45 years of existence. The Sapphire Anniversary Party also marked

BISHOP JOHN Baycroft will be joining St. Vincent’s Church of England Chaplaincy from September 1. Bishop John is a well known theologian and the author of many articles and books,

This weekend, do not miss the Medieval Days festival, taking place in Castro Marim! Held inside the castle walls, there will be a great deal of theatrics to keep everyone

THE FIRST annual Backpack Drive for Schoolchildren in Need started off well and appeal organisers, David and Celia Mossman, are delighted with the response. However, many more backpacks are still needed. The initiative aims

The criminal investigation section of the Portimão and Lagoa GNR recently arrested a 43-year-old man on the Nossa Senhora da Rocha beach. It is believed that the man, a native

For all those tennis aficionados out there, one competition you cannot afford to miss this summer is the III SEAT Open de Portugal Beach Tennis, which will be held today

THE FIRST ever edition of the music festival, Sagres Surf Fest, was held on the cliff tops of Praia do Tonel last week. Over 10,000 people turned up on the

A THREE-month-old harp seal surprised bathers last Monday, when it was found on the shores of Barranco beach in Vila do Bispo. The exhausted animal, which was covered in parasites,