The Last Resort
Andrew Coutts Definition: A lender of last resort is an institution willing to extend credit when no one else will. The term refers especially to a reserve financial institution, most
Idle hands are the devil’s tools
By Skip Bandele The habitual summer madness is gradually abating as the first rains for almost four months herald the arrival of autumn in the Algarve. A collective sigh of
CHILDHOOD IMMUNITY
By ELIZABETH HARTLAND There is mounting evidence that the basis of good health in adult years is laid down both during pregnancy and within a child’s formative years. As a
Be Wise to Burglaries
By David Thomas As we approach the winter months, there is traditionally a seasonable increase in burglaries, particularly in the more rural areas of the Algarve. This is probably because
World’s oldest paper girl
Sprightly Joyce Pugh has been doing the same round for 41 years, delivering the Shropshire Star to residents of sleepy White Grit in England – and even now only gets
Nurseries offer free childcare
A group of Danish nurseries has come up with a novel way to help the country’s low birth rate – offering parents an evening of free child care so they
In between
by Guilherme Marques features@algarveresident.com First BMW gave us the M cars. Then there was the M Pack for regular Beemers. And now there is something else. The M division at
He who has fleas… …can also have lice
by Dra Maria Alice features@algarveresident.com Dr Maria Alice is a consultant in General and Family Medicine and is director of Luzdoc International Medical Service in Praia da Luz, Lagos. I
Dog shoots owner in France
A French man was shot by his dog during a hunt in his local region of the Dordogne, France, last week. The Blue Gascony Basset hound dog caught the trigger
Portuguese love affair
by Raoul Ruiz Martinez features@algarveresident.com Raoul Ruiz Martinez is a resident financial consultant for Finesco Financial Services Ltd., Glasgow. Finesco Financial Services Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services