UK Budget 2009
By JOHN WESTWOOD features@algarveresident.com John Westwood is the Managing Director of Blacktower Financial Management Group. The Chancellor announced major changes to tax relief on pension contributions and increases in income
To run or not to run…
By ANNEMIJN LUGTIGHEID-DRUPSTEEN features@algarveresident.com Annemijn Lugtigheid-Drupsteen is a Physiotherapist and runs clinics at the Family Medical Centre in Quinta do Lago. The summer is coming, which will bring back the
A ‘glimmer of hope’ for the economy
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
Puppy blown away
A Chihuahua puppy has been reunited with her owners in the US after being blown away in winds of more than 100 kilometres an hour. Tinker Bell, who weighs just
A healthy answer
By PHILIP BUSHILL-MATTHEWS features@algarveresident.com Philip Bushill-Matthews is a Member of the European Parliament and is the Employment and Social Affairs Coordinator for the European People’s Party / European Democrats. Constituents
Making heat pump choices
By COLIN REID features@algarveresident.com Colin Reid is the technical director at the Enova Group and is a chartered engineer specialising in renewable and sustainable energy systems. He has over 20
Basil Fawlty
A motel owner in New Zealand, nicknamed Basil Fawlty, has decided to ban an entire town, including its MP, from his establishment. All 17,000 people from Wainuiomata have been banned
Birds of a feather
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
Turning poo into paper
An Australian eco-entrepreneur and self-confessed poo expert is planning to make a range of luxury stationery from wombat dung. Darren Simpson has big plans for the square-shaped fecal deposits of
Text message record
Two US friends from Pennsylvania spent most of March in a phone texting record attempt, exchanging a total of 217,000 messages. Nick Andes, 29, and Doug Klinger, 30, were relying