Grumpy old ladies
By JENNY GRAINER features@algarveresident.com Jenny Grainer arrived in the Algarve to live, work and raise a family in 1968. She is a freelance writer and her book ‘Portugal and the
Former businessman penniless by choice
A businessman has given up his career in order to live without money for a year. After becoming disillusioned with consumerism, Mark Boyle gave up his job, possessions and money
Dear Auntie Betty
By JUNE LOVER features@algarveresident.com After 35 years in the TV and film industry, June Lover retired to the Algarve in 2006. Having owned a holiday property here for 12 years she
Shoe addicts compete in stiletto race
There was one rule for the National Stiletto Championship and that was to wear heels at least three inches high and the prize – boxes of shoes. Almost 100 fashion
Man trapped in 23-year coma was conscious
A man from Belgium who was thought to be in a coma for 23 years was conscious all along. Rom Houben was diagnosed to be in a vegetative state after
How lovely are your branches!
By LIZ GRIFFITHS liz.griffiths@mmspublishing.com The Christmas season usually means one thing – a house full of guests. Guests come and go throughout the festive season but there is one ‘guest’
Granny sent to prison for a life time of crime
A German granny has been sent to prison after a lifetime of crime that stretches back 53 years. The crime the 70-year-old was imprisoned for was for pick pocketing a
November 27 2009 Poll Results
The overwhelming majority of online voters said that they do make an effort to save water. A total of 89 per cent said that they do what they can to
Christmas card, matching tag and re-cycled gift wrapping
by Ada Daly features@algarveresident.com Ada moved to Portugal over a month ago, together with 60 large boxes overflowing with crafts materials and not much else! She had been crafting most
Wonderful article
Dear Editor, I, too, was deeply moved by Skip’s article Amazing Grace (Algarve Resident, November 6 edition). It was a very uplifting tribute to his mother’s very dear friend. I had