Fatherhood
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,
Poll results – June 20 – Amber Alert System
The question that was asked: Do you believe an Amber Alert type system will be ratified by the European parliament? The results: 61% voted Yes 28% voted No 11% voted
Ball pool
LOS ANGELES Department of Water and Power (LADWP) have used 400,000 black plastic balls in an innovative water preservation measure at the Ivanhoe Reservoir in L.A. It is hoped that
Poll results – June 13 – Panic Buying
The question that was asked: In light of the current fuel crisis, would you panic buy? The results: 40% voted Yes 56% voted No 4% voted Don’t Know THE majority
Dead man governing
RESIDENTS OF a Romanian village re-elected their mayor – even though he was dead. He won Sunday’s municipal election despite the fact that he had recently died from liver disease.
Over the edge
A MAN was left with two broken legs after his car fell 200-feet down the side of a cliff on Sunday morning with him and his dog inside. The incident
In times of trouble
By: MARGARET BROWN
Passionate parishioners
AN ITALIAN couple in Rome have been forgiven by their local Bishop after they were caught having sex in a church confessional box while morning Mass was being conducted. The
Art attack
A MEXICAN artist has completed the world’s largest pencil drawing, a quarter of a mile long, and has finally won his place in the Guinness Book of Records. The obsessed
Sudoku more interesting than trial
By: ELOISE WALTON world@the-resident.com A DRUG conspiracy trial being held in Australia has been aborted by the judge after it transpired the jurors had been playing Sudoku games while evidence