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By Helga H. Hampton features@algarveresident.com German born Helga H. Hampton first came to the Algarve with her three children in 1972. After she and her husband retired, they became residents

An online campaign has been launched in Russia urging young women to support Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in a presidential vote by taking off their clothes. Called Putin’s Army, it

by Dra Cristina Marcelino features@algarveresident.com In her monthly column, lawyer Cristina Marcelino will be presenting legal advice to readers of the Algarve Resident. In 2004, she set up her own

By Nick Ellis How many times do you see middle-aged couples in a holiday location, wandering along a string of restaurants, gazing with suspicion at the menus on the door

By DAISY SAMPSON daisy.sampson@theresidentgroup.com An event like Scruffts may be a great day out for all the family, however, the efforts of those behind the scenes extend for many months

By Elspeth Flood Between buying our land in 1986 and moving here in 1988, my husband and I spent a lot of time planning our future and final garden. We

More than 200 certified scuba divers attended the wedding of two shark enthusiasts in Cancun, Mexico, who said their vows five metres under water. Alberto dal Lago, 41, and Karla

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. This

By Dennis Swing Greene features@algarveresident.com Dennis Swing Greene is Senior Partner and International Fiscal Consultant for euroFINESCO s.a. Long-term property lets (usually having a rental contract between landlord and tenant)

Planning for Scruffts, under the chairmanship of Martin Hepton, is well underway. All eighteen Judging Classes have now been sponsored and the cups, rosettes and prizes ordered. This year the