Algarve

It’s time for BLiP The 2006 Better Living in Portugal exhibition (BLiP) will be held at the Parque das Feiras (ExpoArade) site in Portimão on October 14 and 15. The

THE RIDING for the Disabled Association in the Algarve needs active and fun volunteers, from all language groups, to assist them with their sessions of hippotherapy to help children and

A MAN has been accused of attacking his wife with an axe and leaving her to die on a road in Cerro do Roque, Paderne, at the weekend. The body

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

If you love elegant vintage cars, don’t miss the Vale do Lobo Classics on Sunday (September 24) at 10am. Fifty proud owners from all over the country will assemble their

RENOVATION work on Estoi Palace has been delayed until January 2007 by the National Tourism Company (Enatur). When details of the proposals to restore the historic palace were first announced

Bishop John Baycroft conducted the Harvest Festival service at St. Luke’s Church last Sunday. The church was decorated with autumn flowers and the altar steps were laden with boxes and