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
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
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
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
Safe summer fun
SUMMER IS finally here and the first place children of all ages want to head to in the Algarve is the beach. Although picture postcards of children frolicking in the sea
Size matters
By: ELOISE WALTON world@the-resident.com MAYAWATI, A five foot tall chief minister of the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, has ordered officials to replace a statue of herself because it is
Why elephants don’t run
WHEN WE think of ‘Life Coaching’, most people have no idea what it is. Interestingly, the British Government paid for 3,500 new life coaches to be trained in 2005 at
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
Trusting and waiting is the hardest part
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,