Car boot sale raises money for Riding for the Disabled
Riding for the Disabled in the Algarve (RDA) would like to thank Ron Martin and Dee Russell for all their effort and organisation in raising more than 1,400 euros, which
One raisin, two raisins … 12 raisins!
I’m a regular reader of your newspaper and wondered if you could help me with a question to which I’m having trouble finding an answer. On New Year’s Eve, at
A Laurence Llewelyn – Bowen spectacular
Wednesday, December 7 The gaps between programmes on TV seem to be getting longer and are most definitely louder. This evening’s offerings were scarily Christmassy, with the Corrie break tempting
Australian rider dies in Dakar Rally
AUSTRALIAN MOTORCYCLIST Andy Caldecott has been killed in a crash in the ninth stage of the Dakar Rally. The 41-year-old KTM rider, who won last Monday’s third stage, was in
Driving in Spain
Living in the Algarve, a large number of our friends regularly drive through Spain to and from UK and Northern Europe. With a large number of reported hi-jack attempts in
Mourners mark tsunami’s first anniversary
CEREMONIES TOOK place recently to mark the first anniversary of the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami. More than 200,000 people in 13 different countries were killed when an earthquake beneath the
A Cornish Christmas
OVER THE years, I have celebrated Christmas in only three countries – England, Portugal and now Cornwall. “What?” you might ask, “Cornwall? But surely that’s an English county?” Well, yes
As rain came down…
• Ocelated lizard hibernating WHILE I know that eucalyptus is grown as a cash crop, it was a shock to find the hills, through which we walk everyday, bare of
Wishing upon a star
2006! IF you are reading this, you must have survived the latest spring into yet another new year. It seems like only yesterday that we heralded the new millennium, the
Upsurge of drug-related
I have lived in the delightful town of Loulé for many years and have always felt comfortable with the calm atmosphere and almost complete absence of crime, most particularly serious