Knowing what to sow and when …
AS NEWCOMERS to the Algarve, one of the most difficult aspects of vegetable growing is knowing what to sow and when. The golden rule is to talk to your neighbours
Let’s hear it for lamb!
A SPECIAL event to celebrate traditional dishes made with lamb is being hosted from April 10 to 16 by the Região de Turismo Planície Dourada, an area in the Alentejo
Lisbon golf valued for quality of courses
A SURVEY of foreign golfers carried out by the Observatório do Turismo de Lisbon (the capital’s tourism observatory) concluded that the great majority of respondents saw the technical quality of
Loulé council plants trees on World Forest Day
WORLD FOREST Day (March 21) was celebrated in Loulé with various activities organised to raise awareness of the importance of environmental protection. Loulé Câmara enlisted the help of local schoolchildren
Milosevic and the psychopathic nature
HE MAY have cheated a verdict, but Slobodan Milosevic died a loser. That was how American diplomat Richard Holbrooke, one of the most important figures to engage Milosevic during the
More than 100 foreign pupils attend Tavira’s schools
STATISTICS WERE released by Tavira Câmara this week revealing the number of foreign pupils currently studying at the borough’s schools. The current trend of emigration to Portugal by nationals from
Portugal and the United tates have a very close relation…
Portugal and the United tates have a very close relationship because we think alike THE RESIDENT reporter Gabriel Hershman interviewed the American Ambassador to Portugal, Alfred Hoffman Jr, at their
Portuguese consumer economy shows signs of improvement
THE PORTUGUESE consumer market has improved for the third month running, giving some grounds for hope of a moderate economic recovery. According to monthly data, issued by the Bank of
Rock in Rio 2006
Red Hot Chili Peppers FEW 80s rock groups broke down as many musical barriers and were as original as the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The band of Anthony Kiedis, Michael
Row aside, consumers need protection
AFTER READING the latest report concerning the property licensing furore in The Resident last week, John Perrins, a Briton from the Midlands, who arrived in the Algarve with his family