Quinta da Calma festival of light
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 Baycroft arrives at St. Vincent’s
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
New Headmaster at Vale Verde International School
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
Renewable energy
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
Farewell Caroline and Jackson
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
Sand quality control begins at Algarve beaches
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
Mugging in Lagos
Two men, aged 29 and 31, have been arrested, charged and given prison sentences, for mugging a pedestrian in Lagos recently. The victim, who was pushed to the ground during
Retail frenzy over back- to-school items
YOU MUST have noticed … your mailbox is unusually full with junk mail and your TV viewing and radio listening have been hijacked with countless advertisements. Yes, it’s back-to-school time
Cockle festival in Figueira this weekend
THE VILLAGE of Figueira, in the borough of Portimão, hosts the fourth Festival do Berbigão, (cockle festival) this weekend, September 9 and 10, at the Polidesportivo da Figueira (sports centre).
St. Vincent’s Church of England does it again!
“What a success, you certainly know how to organise things in Luz,” were some of the comments overhead during the barbecue held last week, following the Fun Golf Day organised

