Banking secrecy crackdown can affect you
By: BILL BLEVINS Financial Correspondent, Blevins Franks financial@portugalresident.com THE UK’S crackdown on tax evasion and banking secrecy is a clear and (to some) shocking message that banking secrecy is no
Faith in the media
By: MARGARET BROWN AN AEOLIAN harp makes music only when stirred by a passing breeze. In a similar manner people’s feelings are played upon by fact and rumour that in
Lavish lingerie
By: SUZY TURNER suzy@portugalresident.com THIS AUTUMN, a great variety of lingerie is available to choose from by Sloggi, Triumph and Valisère. Triumph launches a number of collections including Famous Curves,
Le Weekend
By: SUZY TURNER suzy@portugalresident.com IF YOU have ever spent the winter in Paris then you will understand why the French tend to abandon the city over the weekend. The so-called
Satellite success
Having lived in the Algarve for 16 years and worked in the satellite TV business since 1993, Chris Davies certainly knows his stuff. In 1994 he started CPD Satellites and
Stylish interiors
DIANA TOI Capdevila is no slouch when it comes to business. She is a dynamic business woman with four young children and a great appetite for success. Having run the
Alternative fuel on the horizon
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com AN ALTERNATIVE source of fuel could one day replace current energy resources in the Algarve as a company is pioneering a project to collect used cooking
Animal charity
A CHARITY day in aid of the abandoned animal shelter in Goldra, Loulé, is due to take place on Sunday at Shakespeare’s Bar and Bistro in Vilamoura. Music will be
Art exhibition
GALERIA CORTE Real located at the old railway station in Boliqueime is currently exhibiting paintings by the Dutch artist Alma van Wilgenburg. Alma van Wilgenburg’s paintings are characterised by distressed
Book group
Café no Chiado and the British council in Lisbon are promoting the British author reading group that will soon be in its fifth edition. On September 26 at the Café