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Rural happenings in west Algarve
By Margaret Brown features@algarveresident.com Margaret Brown is one of the Algarve Resident’s longest standing contributors and has lived in the Algarve for more than 20 years. While the bray of
The importance of tax planning
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
Baby born without any blood
Oliva Norton, now six months, was born completely white because she had such a low count of haemoglobin, the chemical which carries oxygen in red blood cells, that it could
86-year-old does back flips and headstands
Almost daily, 86 year old Johanna Quaas from Mainz, Germany, practices on the parallel bars and has already won 11 gymnastic medals in the German senior citizen championships. During a
Dream cruise holiday turns to hell
After a busy year managing a bar and mini-market in Galé, Albufeira, the Murzacova family relished the prospect of a luxury cruise planned for early January. This would the first
The 100 year old torch bearer
Among the 7,000 names of runners carrying the torch for the London 2012 Olympic Games is Diana Gould, who will turn 100 in May. The remarkably active 99-year-old, who lives
I choose to believe
We have some friends who are working in South Sudan. It is not a very happy place to be. They sent us their newsletter the other day, with some photos
Man ticketed after trying to get cat to go jogging
A United States Colorado teen learned the hard way not to take his cat for a run. Seth Franco, a 19-year-old high school student, took his cat Stella for a

