Bio cotton
C&A recently launched a collection using 100% organic cotton. Under the brand name Bio Cotton, the clothes are produced according to the European Ecological Directive. The collection includes menswear, womenswear
Poll results – November 23, 2007 – Feeling of Safety
The question that was asked: With the fact that the Algarve is the third most dangerous region, in terms of road deaths, do you feel safe while driving? The results:
Sweet warm simplicity
By: PAULO SILVESTRE paulo@portugalresident.com The Cape Verdean singer Nancy Vieira is performing at Teatro da Trindade, in Lisbon, on Thursday (November 29), as part of the promotional tour for her
Family oriented church
By: MARGARET BROWN Attending Church was a chore from childhood up. To sit among a congregation of stony faced grown-ups who knew all the right responses and ‘tut tutted’ if
The flamenco king
By: PAULO SILVESTRE paulo@portugalresident.com Paco de Lucia will be returning to Portugal on Thursday (November 29) to perform at Pavilhão Atlântico, in Lisbon. Born in 1947 as Francisco Sánchez Gómez,
A man alone and his band
By: PAULO SILVESTRE paulo@portugalresident.com Aula Magna, in Lisbon, will host a concert by the North American, Josh Rouse, accompanied by his band on November 26. He will be performing music
Reverend Manson is back
By: PAULO SILVESTRE paulo@portugalresident.com Brian Hugh Warner is a name that does not cause a reaction. But the same thing cannot be said when we say that this man is
Poll results – November 16, 2007 – Police Shake-up
The question that was asked: Do you believe that the proposed shake-up of policing in Portugal will facilitate a more organised police force in the Algarve? The results: 47% voted
Mad cow
By: NATASHA SMITH world@portugalresident.com OWNERS OF a minivan in the US had a shock on Sunday when a cow landed on their bonnet after falling off a 61 metre cliff.
Crossfire
Sponsored by: GRIFFIN BOOKSHOP books@portugalrersident.com The latest from Andy McNab is called Crossfire and is in hardback at 29.50 euros. Bodyguarding a TV crew on the streets of war-torn Basra,