Contact lens implants
By: Dr Carlos Moedas Dr Carlos Moedas is an ophthalmic surgeon working at the Hospital Particular do Algarve since 1996. The human eye works like an old fashioned camera, it
Shine as bright as the Christmas star
This Christmas and New Year’s Eve, you want to look your best and any signs of festive stress should be well covered up. Here we bring you a selection of
Enjoyable leisure
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UNCOMPETITIVE GOVERNMENTAL POLICY
Dear Editor, My property, which was bought and improved while sited in pure open country, has not only had the EN125 bypass excavated along its eastern boundary, but now has
Greener pastures at Quinta dos Lopes
On a farm set in the hills above Lagos there is the distant view of wind turbines, a sign of Portugal’s larger investments in green energy, but the concept of
Rural happenings in west Algarve
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. While the bray of
WELL SAID SKIP BANDELE
Dear Editor, My husband and I have had a property in Alvor for the last seven years, and we have been listening to the complaints over the last two or
SADLY, IT IS GOODBYE ALGARVE…
Dear Editor, Just to let you and the Portuguese authorities know that this will be our last of 10 holidays in Portugal due to the A22 being tolled. In future,
Police smash car window to rescue toy dog
Two police officers broke into a car to save a dog they feared was overheating inside, only to find it was a cuddly toy. The PCs, who became concerned about
86-year-old does back flips and headstands
Almost daily, 86 year old Johanna Quaas from Mainz, Germany, practices on the parallel bars and has already won 11 gymnastic medals in the German senior citizen championships. During a