Halloween could scare a man to death
John Stafford from Scarborough has been warned by his doctor that he must stay indoors on Halloween or he will put his life at risk. The 54-year-old has an unbearable
FTSE 100 posts record quarter
By BILL BLEVINS features@algarveresident.com Bill Blevins is the Managing Director of Blevins Franks. He has specialised in expatriate investment and tax planning for over 35 years. He has written books
Make your own Christmas cards this year!
By Ada Daly features@algarveresident.com Ada moved to Portugal just over three weeks ago, together with 60 large boxes overflowing with crafts materials and not much else! She had been crafting
Good communication, greater control…
By Richard Gibbs info@riminiprojects.com Richard Gibbs has over 30 years’ experience in project and client management. Together with his wife Nicky he created RIMINI Projects, offering a bespoke project management
Eight-year-old boy has sex change
Joey Romero from Arizona has become Josie after being diagnosed as a transgender at six years old. Her gender has been legally changed and she is now undergoing surgery and
Students bring more than packed lunch to school
Students in the county of Cork have been asked to bring their own toilet roll into school to save money. Catherine O’Neill, principal of St John’s Girls National School, sent
A wonderful education – priceless
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
Super suit fights swine flu
A Japanese company, Haruyama Trading Co., has developed a suit over the past year that they claim will protect the wearer from the deadly H1N1 strain of influenza. The suits
Introducing Indonesia’s biggest ever baby
A woman in the North Sumatra Province of Indonesia has given birth to the country’s biggest ever baby. The 62cm boy weighs in at 19.2 lbs (8.7 kg), beating the
The winds of change blow through Switzerland
By BILL BLEVINS features@algarveresident.com Bill Blevins is the Managing Director of Blevins Franks. He has specialised in expatriate investment and tax planning for over 35 years. He has written books

