An injured turtle fitted with furniture coasters
A turtle has had his two front legs replaced by furniture coasters after having them bitten off by a racoon. Sally Pyne’s pet turtle Lucky was struggling with his injuries
Cheese tester insures his nose for five million
A cheese tester, who uses his expert sense of smell to select 12,000 tonnes of cheddar every year, has insured his nose for five million pounds sterling. The master cheese
Riding eggs, sleeper trains and hotels on the move
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
Boy finds whole potato in bag of crisps
A young boy sat down to a lunch time snack, only to find a whole potato inside his bag of crisps. Adam Brazier, from Bournemouth, was shocked to find just
Our dog died this week
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
Realistic expectations – the key to plastic surgery success
INÊS LOPES spoke to renowned plastic and cosmetic surgeon Dr Ângelo Rebelo about plastic surgery and the changing mentalities of people in the Algarve.
World’s oldest dog dies
The world’s oldest living dog, a dachshund named Chanel (pictured), died this week aged 21, which is 147 in canine years. Chanel died of natural causes at her owner’s home
Great-grandmother feels lost without her world’s longest nai
A great-grandmother who had the world’s longest nails until they were snapped off in a car crash says she feels lost without them. However, 68-year-old Lee Redmond from Salt Lake
‘Unsinkable’ biscuit created for tea dunking lovers
Dunking biscuits into a nice cup of tea will become a less soggy experience thanks to an ‘unsinkable’ biscuit. Biscuit dunkers will no longer have to fish to the bottom
Mad dogs and Englishmen
By SKIP BANDELE features@algarveresident.com Skip Bandele moved to the Algarve 10 years ago and has been with the Algarve Resident since 2003. His writing reflects views and opinions formed while