Socialists call for audit of Cascais Câmara
THE OPPOSITION Socialist Party has renewed its demand for a full inspection of the accounts of Cascais Câmara. Suspicions that the câmara is “spending to excess” and in an “uncontrollable
Sotavento promotes itself
THE SOTAVENTO Association (ASA) has approved a plan which aims to draw more European tourists to the eastern Algarve. The association recently had a stand at London’s World Travel Market,
Thirty years of volunteer work
WALK THROUGH any British high street and you will encounter dozens of second-hand charity shops. In fact, you would be surprised at what you can pick up in such shops
A love-hate history
Relations between France and Britain may be cosy today but they were pretty frosty in centuries gone by. The Resident’s Chris Graeme takes an amusing look! In all started to
Anglo-French Entente
British Ambassador John Buck and French counterpart, Patrick Gautrat, celebrated the centenary of the Entente Cordiale between France and Britain recently. Despite recent disagreements over Iraq, the two nations have
Brightening up the city
Lisbon primary school children were on hand to help Lisbon Câmara President, Dr. Carmona Rodrigues, plant some winter flowers to cheer up Avenida da Liberdade recently. The clusters of red
Câmara hosts festive concerts around the city
Tonight (December 17) the Chiado Baroque Ensemble perform the Sonata Trio Portuguese and Italian sacred music by Pietro Locatelli, Moteto a Solo with violins by Francesco Luca Lombardi, Flute Sonata,
Earthquake rocks region
While putting the finishing touches to this week’s edition of The Resident, the newsroom saw even more action than usual when the paper’s journalists found themselves literally shaking in their
Homeless in the city
On what turned out to be one of the wettest nights of the year, The Resident joined one of the 35 teams conducting a survey on the homeless population in
Lisbon to host MTV Awards 2005
The largest televised music show in the world will descend on Lisbon next November. The 12th annual MTV (Music Television) Awards will be held at the Pavilhão Atlântico on November