Silves Medieval Festival hailed success with even more visitors
Success || The 10-day Silves Medieval Festival has been hailed a success by organisers, registering 2.6% more visitors to this year’s event compared to 2013. A total of 9,000 bracelets
Relaxing evenings at Silves castle: ‘Sunset Secrets’ every Thursday
Silves Castle || If the combination of world music concerts, belly dancing, poetry reading, relaxing massages and great food served within the walls of a castle sounds like a treat
Silves fire prevention seminar
Awareness || A ‘wildfire prevention and environment protection’ seminar will be held in Silves on Friday, July 4. If you live in a rural area, these are important events at
€3.8 million to swat Silves’ “mosquito plague”
As swat tactics go, €3.8 million is expensive but it is the amount needed to banish the “mosquito cloud” over Silves that ruined endless summer holidays last year. According to
Silves mayoress ‘reaches out’
Silves mayoress Rosa Palma has started weekly evening sessions in the borough’s various parishes as part of her mission to reach out to the local electorate and hear what is
Theatre show and dinner
A theatre variety show and dinner is being performed by the Silver Mask Theatre Group on January 23 at the Recanto dos Mouros Restaurant in Silves. The production, directed by
Teacher faces disciplinary proceedings for assaults on student
A teacher from a Silves primary school is facing disciplinary proceedings for allegedly assaulting and humiliating a six-year-old boy in front of his peers. Official confirmation came from the principal
Silves schools face uncertain future
A legal loophole has left Silves schools facing an uncertain future. Contracts of 12 ancillary workers in the ‘Silves Sul’ grouping of schools expire this month and they cannot be
‘This is a new beginning’
Of the three women elected in September to lead traditionally male-dominated Algarve municipalities, Rosa Palma, 41, a high-school teacher in biology, stood for real change. She snatched victory from the
Silves approves 2013 budget
Silves Câmara has approved its 2013 budget at €37 million. The amount is €10 million less than last year and the lowest of the last 10 years. The reduction is