Northern Spain’s beautiful Costa Verde
By Nigel Wright features@algarveresident.com Nigel Wright and his wife Sue moved to Portugal five years ago and live in the countryside near Paderne with their three dogs. They lived and
Four sisters had four babies in four days
Four sisters from one family have each given birth within four days. That’s four sisters, four babies and four days. The same obstetrician delivered the babies of three of the
Too hot for the job
Good looks can kill a woman’s chances of snaring jobs considered masculine, according to a study by the University of Colorado Denver Business School, US. Attractive women faced discrimination when
Family bliss in Switzerland
By David Lewis features@algarveresident.com David Lewis lives in Praia da Luz with his wife Shirley, and two children, Ollie and Fraser. Having spent more than 25 years in the City
Asian beer on the rise
Asian beer manufacturers produced 103 billion pints of beer in 2009, an increase of 5.5 per cent compared to the previous year. At the same time, European beer companies experienced
Nuclear medicine imaging
By Dr. Elísio Sousa features@algarveresident.com Dr Elísio Sousa is a Nuclear Medicine Specialist, Director of Nuclear Medicine, a component of the Unit of Cardiovascular Intervention (UCI) at the Hospital Particular
Walk 1 – Rocha-Alvor
By PAUL MCKAY features@algarveresident.com In his new bimonthly column, Paul McKay will be taking readers along some of the routes less travelled in the Algarve as well as well-trodden but
British men fear going grey
British men are more worried about going grey than going bald, a survey has revealed. One in two British men questioned for the poll said they were unhappy about going
Cheats guide to summer skin
By DAISY SAMPSON daisy.sampson@theresidentgroup.com How many times have you been told how great you look when you come back off your summer holiday with a tan? For generations a bronzed
Sex job ads to be banned
Britain is to ban employers looking for lap dancers, strippers, topless barmaids or sexy web-cam performers from placing adverts at Job centres. Such a ban had previously been in place