Thief exposed
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com A WOMAN in London has turned to social networking website Facebook in an attempt to catch the man who robbed her home. He told builders that
Dog travel
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com TWO MONTHS after a pet poodle went missing in Sydney, Australia, it was found more than 3,000km away in Darwin. He had disappeared when his owner
Pencil removed from woman
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com A GERMAN woman has had a pencil removed from her head 45 years after she fell on it. She was four-years-old when she fell on a
Sweet tooth
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com A SQUIRREL in Finland has been stealing Kinder eggs twice a day from a grocer shop. The manager said she did not want to catch it
Examine your life
By: MARGARET BROWN A COUPLE of weeks ago the Sunday Express tabloid newspaper carried headlines stating that the parents of the missing toddler Madeleine McCann were under investigation for child
Poll results – August 10, 2007 – Care for cancer sufferers
The question that was asked: Do you believe the public health system in the Algarve is able to offer sufficient care for cancer sufferers? The results: 9% voted Yes 63%
Pool thieves
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com A COUPLE in New York were baffled when they woke up to find that their swimming pool was missing from their back garden. They were surprised
A greater love for animals
By: MARGARET BROWN country@portuugalresident.com FOR THE second time in 20 years I have seen a quail. It is a shy and vocal little bird that may be heard but not
Poll results – August 3, 2007 – Algarve top destination
The question that was asked: Do you believe that the Algarve will continue to grow as a top destination from the UK? The results: 74% voted Yes 20% voted No
Ecumenism at risk
By: MARGARET BROWN POPE BENEDICT XVI, in the recent Motu Proprio (Papal pronouncement) of July 7, gave permission for the Latin Tridentine Mass, as affirmed at the Council of Trent