Defending the indefensible
By MIKE JOHNSON features@algarveresident.com Mike Johnson is a freelance journalist who worked in the Algarve for more than 20 years. He now lives in Plymouth in the UK and comments
Mechanical traumas and an over-indulged pig
By PAUL MCKAY features@algarveresident.com Teacher, Paul McKay, left London to live a self-sufficient existence in the Monchique hills with his partner Martyn. He keeps an assortment of animals and grows
The Wild West
Dear Editor, A pressing issue in the Algarve is the daily reports of the systematic burglaries and robberies which appear unstoppable. The criminal element now does not honour you the courtesy
Super tomatoes
A genetically modified super tomato has been created by scientists in India who claim that it can stay fresh for up to one month after normal ones would have rotted
Beastly bird attacks villagers
Residents of a North Yorkshire village in the UK have been terrorised by a vicious pheasant that lies in wait for children to get off the school bus before chasing
Camels worth millions
An Emirati splashed around five million euros on purchasing three camels during an auction at a renowned festival in the desert near Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, earlier this month.
Talk to the pension experts
By JOHN WESTWOOD info@blacktowerfm.com John Westwood is the Managing Director of Blacktower Financial Management Group A development in the world of pensions for many expatriates is described as a pension revolution.
Gingersaurus
A team of international scientists have discovered that one of the world’s best preserved dinosaurs was ginger. The team, led by Professor Mike Benton, a Palaeontologist from Bristol University revealed
Priceless!
An elderly British couple have been told that their umbrella stand is, in fact, a lost Chinese vase, worth more than their house. The vase, which has been valued at
Rental property insurance
By ALEX RAE features@algarveresident.com Alex Rae is Operations Director of British based company Tonic Underwriting, which offers specialist home insurance for anybody owning or occupying property in countries such as