Heineken showdowns

The weekend’s penultimate round of Heineken Cup group matches was kicked off by defending European club champions Munster, who buried Guinness Premiership high-flyers Sale’s Pool 1 ambitions under a 37-14

January 22, 2009by shareitIn

Valentine’s exhibition by master chocolatier

by ELOISE WALTON eloise.walton@algarveresident.com Professional Dutch chocolatier and pastry chef Jack Breedveld will be hosting a Valentine’s chocolate exhibition at his home in Carvoeiro on Sunday, February 1. Visitors will

January 22, 2009by shareitIn

Local hopes

Lagoa football club are continuing to enjoy a highly successful season in the regionalised second division Serie D, their latest 2-1 away win at Aljustrelense lifting them into second place

January 22, 2009by shareitIn

Valentine’s

Members of the Americans in Portugal group are inviting friends and guests to a Valentine’s lunch meeting on February 11 at the Cascais Cultural Centre Restaurant, near Lisbon. There will

January 22, 2009by shareitIn

Just deserts

England’s Paul Casey put a winless 2008 PGA European season behind him when holding on for victory in the Abu Dhabi Championship. The 31-year-old had stormed into a commanding lead

January 22, 2009by shareitIn

Big hitters

Andrew Murray’s hopes of securing his maiden Grand Slam title at the age of 22 remained on course at the Australian Open as the British No1, and fourth-ranked player in

January 22, 2009by shareitIn

Much ado about Kaka

Manchester City underlined their status as the world’s richest football club with an audacious, but ultimately unsuccessful, 100 million euro-plus bid for AC Milan’s Brazilian attacking midfielder Kaka. While the

January 22, 2009by shareitIn

Galp sell

Portuguese oil and gas company Galp Energia has said it is considering selling 132 petrol stations across Portugal. The company claims that the closures are necessary after the purchase of

January 22, 2009by shareitIn

Construction company declared bankrupt

By DAISY SAMPSON daisy.sampson@algarveresident.com Luxury Almancil-based villa construction company Danshape has closed down, claiming unpaid debts from a large developer in the Algarve. Danshape, a Danish owned family business that

January 20, 2009by shareitIn