England extra time
EVEN WHEN England’s World Cup squad is just indulging in a spot of relaxation, you can guarantee that the media is never far away. Such was the case on May
Faro’s favour for football fans
Giant scReens are to be erected at Faro’s Jardim Manuel Bívar for the European Under-21s championships and the long-awaited World Cup. Faro Câmara is proud to present this opportunity to
International race port in Portimão
The fifth ‘Multi Cup 60 Ambassador Premium Coffee’ yacht race, named aptly after the 60-feet long boats competing and its sponsor, will dock at Portimão Marina in June. Erupting into
It’s going swimmingly for Loulé!
Some of the most famous names in international swimming have been confirmed for the fourth International Swimming Meeting to be held in Loulé. The two-day event will commence on June
Life is a cabaret
HE’S LITTLE, he’s green, he wished he could fly, and now he is here in the Algarve! Yes, Orville has arrived, thanks to the new business partnership of Keith Harris
Pet Park hosts fun day for children
ANIMAL CHARITY, the Associação de Protecção Animal do Algarve (APAA), were present at the Children’s Fun Day held at Pet Park in Mexilhoeira Grande last weekend, raising money for the
Portuguese prisons among the worst in EU
PORTUGUESE PRISONS are overcrowded, unsanitary breeding grounds for HIV and hepatitis, according to Amnesty International. Seventeen per cent of prisoners still have to use a bucket and ‘slop out’, rather
São Brás Health Centre thanks friends
THE FRIENDS of São Brás have presented a new nebuliser to the São Brás Health Centre after one of the centre’s own nebulisers had broken down. The device, valued at
The magic of speed returns to Arade
The Arade River, in Portimão, is once again hosting the Portugal Grand Prix/Algarve Formula One Powerboat World Championship this weekend (May 27 and 28), as well as the European and
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