Christmas is a time full of joy, sparkle, and sharing. The entire Bella Acapella chorus is proud to have contributed to making this time even more special, for the 62 needy families in Loulé that the ...

On Christmas Day, December 25th, 2025, there will be a Catholic Mass in English at 10:15 AM at the Igreja de Santiago in Tavira, East Algarve. This is a great opportunity for English speaking ...

Lady Brett Ashley, the central female character in Ernest Hemingway's first novel, 'The Sun Also Rises', speaks to people without ever finishing her sentences, preferring to "let others finish them as ...

Bank of Japan decided to lift interest levels from 0.5% to 0.75%, its highest level since back in 1995. Members from BoJ stated that it is likely to continue raising interest rates if their ...

On Friday the 12th of December, which also happens to be my birthday, I had the pleasure of hosting the Algarve Senior Bikers Charity Christmas lunch. This is an annual event for members and friends ...

The Minister of National Defence and the president of the Brazilian company Embraer yesterday signed a letter of intent for the opening of a Super Tucano aircraft factory in Beja, during a ceremony ...

One of the officers added that migrants had been living in inhuman and precarious conditions, and that some had even turned up at the GNR station complaining of hunger and pleading for food. The Guard ...

The Algarve Knitting and Crochet Group, based in Armação de Pêra, is delighted to announce the success of this year’s winter project. Led by group organiser Sheena Rawcliffe, the initiative set out to ...

In early December, six intrepid riders from the Algarve Senior Bikers (ASB) braved the cold and rain to explore the Baixo Alentejo and northern Andalusia in winter, when temperatures plummeted to 5°C ...

Celebrate the season of goodwill by joining the Annual Charity Swims on Christmas Day, 25th December 2025, and New Year’s Day, 1st January 2026, from 10:30AM to 12:00PM on the beach of Armação de Pêra ...

Jack Soifer, originally from Sweden, began investing in Portugal in 1980. By bringing in Nordic importers, he has already visited more than 80 industries. He was a judge at the National Wine ...

The Association of British Riding School tests were very popular with Pinetrees pupils in days gone by, pre-Covid. They are a great way to evaluate progress, encourage the desire to learn more, and, ...