Portugal

THE WELFARE of Algarve’s abandoned animals is the focus of the two following events: • On Sunday, March 26, from 12.30pm, a Pig Roast Country Fair is being held at

THE ASSOCIAÇÃO Portuguesa de Cães de Busca e Salvamento, a Portuguese association of search and rescue dogs, is a humanitarian, non-government funded association that teaches dogs and their owners how

AN OFFICIAL ban on cockle-picking has led to the cancellation of the third Festival da Condelipa, a cockle festival held in Lagos that was due to take place this year

FARO POLÍCIA Judiciária (PJ) have detained a 27-year-old man who is suspected of conning members of the general public by posing as an astrologist. His fraudulent scheme proved very lucrative,

IN ORDER to mark Father’s Day in Portugal (Sunday, March 19), Faro’s Municipal Theatre has organised two special events for fathers to enjoy some magical moments with their children. Rui

AN ISLAMIC column has been uncovered during excavations carried out as part of the ongoing work to remodel the Praça da República in Tavira. The Instituto Português de Arqueologia (IPA),

LAWYERS FOR Leonor and João Cipriano, the sister and brother convicted of abusing, murdering and concealing the body of eight-year-old Joana, are appealing to the Supreme Court to absolve the

A MAN was shot recently after a disagreement took place at the well-known Solar dos Pinheiros brothel, located in Estrada das Sesmarias, near Lagoa. The 44-year-old victim, who had been

THE ALGARVE Open de Portugal Caixa Geral de Depósitos is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year with another tournament, this time at Le Meridien Penina Golf Resort in Portimão, from

FOR THE first time this year, the Instituto de Turismo de Portugal (ITP), which manages the Portugal Turismo brand, and the regional associations responsible for tourism in Lisbon, the Algarve