Celebrated since early times
As Margaret Brown says, Bede attributed the Easter festival to Eostre and as far as the name is concerned she was correct. However, both the spring and autumn equinoxes, like
Claiming back luxury status
I refer to Christine Brier’s letter, published in The Resident on April 2, challenging Vale do Garrão’s right to be described as ‘a luxury development’. As a fellow owner, I
Train robbers
The article on the great train robbers was excellent, but only told of Ronny Biggs. Is it possible to cover what happened to the rest of the main gang? Where
A question of taste
Thank you for printing Margaret Brown’s The Traditions of Strangers, in which she describes pig slaughtering etc. My heart goes out to her, as well as all animals that suffer
Correspondence – letter nº 6
From memory, I have written about five letters to The Resident over the years, only one of which was printed. No complaint there – Editor’s privilege and all that, but
Weather halts trucks
Over a million euros in lost revenue was recorded after around 2,360 Portuguese lorry drivers were stranded at European frontier posts because of snow. It took 48 hours before the
Water, water everywhere
It was probably about a year ago that I mentioned a book called Your Body’s Many Cries for Water by F Batmanghelidj, MD – the so-called ‘Dr Batman’ who discovered
Job market
For many people, a new year means a new job – although this year for many, a new year means no job at all. The other night, Portuguese TV showed
LAPS lunch thanks
Would you please convey my thanks to all who attended or, in some way supported, the annual Christmas lunch in aid of the Lagos Animal Protection Society held at Do
Meia Praia development
I’m disappointed to read of the planned development for Meia Praia near Lagos and hope that it will be rejected by Lagos Câmara. Meia Praia is a beautiful, largely unspoilt,