Algarve

By RUTH SHARPE ruth@portugalresident.com REMEMBER 2001 when we were trying to figure out why our favourite beach bars were forced to undergo major renovation works? Five years on, it appears

A FUNDraising dinner dance in aid of the Bombeiros Voluntárias de Silves, held on September 29 at Restaurant Ponte Romana in Silves, raised 1,465 euros. The organisers, Angela and Ray,

By NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com At first glance, The International School of the Algarve (TISotA) in Porches seems like any other school in the Algarve, but things are not as they

The children of Alcantarilha Primary School need five old, but useable, computer monitors to enable them to use the computers they have been given by a Dutch hospital. Your old

OPERATION CHRISTMAS child is part of the Samaritan’s Purse, a registered charity in the UK and America. In 1990, the horrendous pictures of children in Romanian orphanages inspired the creation

Four female Javan Langurs have arrived at Omega Parque in Monchique and have successfully integrated with the four already there. A natural group has now been formed with one dominant

By RUTH SHARPE ruth@portugalresident.com TEN ART enthusiasts travelled to the Algarve this month to attend a 10-day watercolour workshop held by Jenny Jowett in the hamlet of Pincho in the

WORLD MUSIC Day (October 1) is being celebrated in Lagos next month, with a range of concerts taking place from October 1 to 5, including a piano recital from acclaimed

GOOD news for the navigationally challenged residents of the Algarve. An online interactive map of the region has been launched at www.algarvedigital.pt. The innovative programme allows users to zoom into

ON SUNDAY, October 1, a family fun day and auction will be held at the São Brás Inn, Sítio de Tesoureiro, São Brás de Alportel, to raise funds for the