Little islander behaviour
Dear Editor, I note with interest the comments of the new Ambassador (The Resident edition October 26) and the statement about the British and the euro. So, Britain will not
Holiday horror
Dear Editor, After spending my usual two week villa holiday on the Algarve, which I have done for the past 15 years, sometimes twice a year, I felt I must
Politician’s shame
A POLITICIAN from the northern Cantabria region of Spain has been accused by his female counterparts of encouraging prostitution after describing, during a televised interview, how he lost his virginity.
False alarm
EXAMPLES OF nuisance emergency phone calls have been revealed by Central Scotland police, based in Stirling, to raise awareness about the importance of responding to real life or deaths emergencies.
Haunted house
A MILLIONAIRE businessman has returned his 3.6 million pound mansion, which he bought last year, to the bank because he fears it is haunted. Anwar Rashid, 32, said that he
Light at the end of the tunnel
By: MARGARET BROWN Margaret Brown is one of The Resident’s longest standing contributors and has lived in the Algarve for more than 20 years. As well as Point of View,
Quack, quack
A US rocket scientist has sent 90 rubber ducks into the ice of the Greenland glacier to see if they emerge in Baffin Bay, as part of a sophisticated scientific
Magic chocolate
THE OWNER of a confectionary shop in East Berlin, Germany, has been arrested on suspicion of selling drug laced chocolate and sweets to his customers. The 23-year old shop owner
Naked dancing
HUNDREDS OF disco workers took to the streets of Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday, to protest against a government crackdown on naked dancing. This crackdown was part of a government plan
Return home
A 15-YEAR-old cat, thought to have been killed in a road accident, has been reunited with her family in Birmingham after she was found by a concerned resident who called