Food, glorious food
by JUNE LOVER features@algarveresident.com After 35 years in the TV and film industry, June Lover retired to the Algarve in 2006. Having owned a holiday property here for 12 years she
Man oblivious of nail in his head
Doctors in the US have removed a three-inch nail from a man’s brain after he accidentally fired it into his head. Dante Autullo remained conscious after the self-inflicted injury and
Man says ghost punched his wife
A man arrested on suspicion of domestic abuse told stunned police a ghost had punched and strangled his wife. Michael West, 41, was arrested after police were called to a
Ex-dentist used paper clips
An ex-dentist admitted to cheating Medicaid by using paper clips in root canals in place of more expensive surgical stainless-steel. Michael Clair, who practiced in Massachusetts, pleaded guilty to several charges,
Spanish pets head to church for blessing
Dogs, cats, rabbits and even turtles, many dressed in their finest, trooped into churches across Spain on January 17 in search of blessing on Saint Anthony’s Day, for the patron
Improving palliative care in Portugal
In February 2009, an announcement in the local papers invited people to attend a meeting and luncheon where Alison Blair presented her idea of introducing hospice care to the Algarve.
New QROPS rules from April
by David Franks features@algarveresident.com David Franks is an accomplished and experienced practitioner in both UK and overseas taxation. He lectures widely on taxation issues, in particular in relation to investment
Time for a financial health check
by Daniel McGonigle features@algarveresident.com Daniel McGonigle is Managing Partner at WorldWideBroker, one of Europe’s largest financial advisory firms, offering advice to expatriates in Portugal, Spain, The Netherlands, Switzerland and Greece.
Sausages instead of grenades
by Chris Wright Portuguese President Aníbal Cavaco Silva will be in East Timor later this year to attend the country’s independence celebrations. No such diplomatic gesture will be extended to
Not lost for words
A contestant on the popular Countdown afternoon television show turned the air blue with his vocabulary after he spelt and named a six letter swear word. The IT consultant formed