Algarve

PRIME Minister, José Sócrates, was in the Algarve on Tuesday to open a new primary school and kindergarten in Conceição, Faro. Also present at the inauguration were the Secretary of

WORLD FAMOUS British golfer, Nick Faldo, is designing one of two golf courses at Oceânico Developments Amendoeira Golf Resort, currently under construction near Silves, and recently flew to the Algarve

Quinta da Calma, the Centre for Integral Yoga and Holistic Health in São Lourenço near Almancil, is again holding its popular Festival of Light. Visitors are welcome to discover the wide

Bishop John Baycroft, a former Bishop of Ottawa in Canada, has come to the Chaplaincy of St. Vincent’s Church of England for three months. Bishop Baycroft will guide and assist

Mr Roger Foreman has been appointed the new Headmaster of Vale Verde International School in Lagos following the tragic death of its late Headmaster, Mr Nicholas Martin, last year. Mr

WAYS OF using more renewable energy in Portugal was on the agenda at a meeting in the Algarve attended by the Secretary of State for Industry and Innovation, António Guerra. With

Caroline England and her beloved three-legged Labrador, Jackson, have left Pet Park boarding kennels in Mexilhoeira Grande, after years of dedicated and compassionate work for the dogs, cats and horses

SEVEN BOROUGHS in the Algarve have registered to join a voluntary programme to monitor sand quality in a project being co-ordinated by the European Blue Flag Association and developed by the

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS at hospitals in Beja and Faro have been inundated with patients due to the high temperatures experienced in recent days, confirms the Direcção Geral a Sáude (DGS), the

AFPOP, Portugal’s largest foreign residents’ association, is holding its annual sporting and social event, the Autumn Festival (previously known as Gala Week) at the end of September and the beginning