Solar Safe Pool Covers
Dear Editor, Some five years ago I responded to an advertisement in your newspaper from Solar Safe Pool Covers and had one of these covers fitted at my home. It
GNR negative attitude
Dear Editor, Each week, hundreds of expats work tirelessly and voluntarily to care for animals in the Algarve and pictures appear each week of dogs etc, needing homes which many
I love you ‘til I die
A budding groom wanted to see if his girlfriend really did love him to death – so he faked his own death in a bizarre proposal. Alexey Bykov, 30, went
Is the final curtain about to fall for the Euro
by Paul Beckwith features@algarveresident.com Paul Beckwith is an International Financial Advisor working with Blacktower Financial Management (International) Limited Last month it was announced that Greece’s debt has soared by nearly
Spending in the Algarve
Dear Editor, It was good to read that ACRAL and some other entities are doing their absolute best to encourage spending in the Algarve – despite the fact that they
Man swallows £9,000 diamond
A Chinese man arrested for attempted theft after swallowing a diamond worth nearly £9,000 at a gem exhibition in Sri Lanka will have to undergo surgery to remove the stone,
Editor’s comment
On the subject of Mr. Owen Gordon Window (aka “Sir” Owen G) In the edition of the Algarve Resident newspaper August 24, an article was published entitled ‘Two Knights at
Home in one piece
By Margaret Brown features@algarveresident.com Margaret Brown is one of the Algarve Resident’s longest standing contributors and has lived in the Algarve for more than 20 years. Many weeks of hyped-up
Cheaper wines please
Dear Editor, I have enjoyed reading your recently introduced gourmet section and especially the “wine of the week” column. However I do find that the wines are usually out of
2,000 litre cup of cappuccino
Over 1,000 baristas set to work in an attempt to create the world’s largest cappuccino ever in Zagreb, Croatia. The ambitious attempt featured 1,000 baristas from all over the country