Algarve

WHILE POPPY Day, on November 11, may be The Royal British Legion’s major event of the year, its members keep quite active throughout the remaining months of the year, raising

LAGOA GNR have recently moved to new premises. The new station, situated on the Francisco Veloso road, next to the Health Centre and the Municipal Auditorium, will provide better working

THE ALGARVE Tourism Board (RTA) has predicted that this summer will experience an increase in tourist activity of around four per cent. This proves that, despite a brief slump, tourism

A FESTIVAL of events to mark the 80th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth ll is being organised by members of St. Vincent’s Anglican Church. Commencing with pop groups from

THE PEOPLE of Alferce and Fornalha, in Monchique, are very conscious of the problems that the planned line of high-tension electricity pylons will bring to the area. Despite the fact

AMONG THE grounds of the ornate museum of São Brás, people are coming together to enjoy the culture of the Eastern Algarve. The Amigos do Museu de São Brás (Friends

BEVERLEY GIBBONS, owner of Pinetrees Riding Stables in Quinta do Lago, and Rosemary Owen, chairman of the Riding for the Disabled Association, have been helping children and adults with physical,

THE NEXT musical evening in the series of concerts organised by the Friends of São Brás Museum is to celebrate Portugal Day, which is this Saturday, June 10. It starts

THE TIVOLI Marinotel gardens in Vilamoura will be the setting for the festivities of Santos Populares (Popular Saints) on June 10, from 8pm. Guests can indulge in a large and

LAST WEEK, we offered two lucky readers a chance to win a pair of two-day passes to this year’s Algarve Summer Festival on Saturday, June 17 and Sunday, June 18