Football passion
By: ELOISE WALTON eloise@the-resident.com A FOOTBALLING priest in Rome was sent off the pitch in a church tournament for throwing his shirt at the referee on Sunday. The incident, which
Animal church
By: ELOISE WALTON eloise@the-resident.com HUNDREDS OF dogs owners took part in an annual ritual in Masaya, Nicaragua on Sunday, where they pray for their pets to be cured or avoid
Long overdue
By: ELOISE WALTON eloise@the-resident.com AN ANONYMOUS library goer returned a book which was loaned around 100 years ago to the Vantaa library in southern Finland. The book is a bound
Nimble fingers for Easter
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 – February 29 – Earthquake
The question that was asked: Would you know what to do in the event of a major earthquake? The results: 36% voted Yes 64% voted No THE MAJORITY of online
Latest fashion trends for her
THE TRENDS to look out for this autumn were highlighted at the London and New York Fashion Weeks recently. Here are some of the things we will, apparently, be wearing…
Shake up your style
By: SUZY TURNER suzy@the-resident.com Suzy Turner has lived in Portugal for 22 years and works as a freelance writer. As well as putting pen to paper for our Beauty and
World Press Photo awards
THIS YEAR’S World Press Photo Contest was won by British photo journalist Tim Hetherington from Vanity Fair, and third place went to Miguel Barreira who works for Portuguese national sports
The meaning of faith
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,
New US ambassador analyses Primaries
By: CHRIS GRAEME chris@the-resident.com IF THOMAS F. Stephenson was asked which party would win the forthcoming US Presidential elections a few months ago, he would have said that the direction