Endurance circuit training
WATCHING THE World Cup really got my heart racing. It also made me realise just how much aerobic style training footballers do, to be able to endure 90 minutes of
Bath time with Colin and Justin
Saturday, June 10 Martyn and I had a productive day shopping today, returning to the farm laden with a polar white ceramic bath, matching bidet and toilet cistern – so
Freak weather hits holiday destinations
ASK ANYONE booking their summer holiday what they’re looking forward to most, and you’re bound to hear, “a spot of good weather”. However, with global warming gradually altering our climate,
Asset allocation is the key to steady capital growth
Asset allocation is the key to steady capital growth and income suitable for retirees RETIREMENT OVERSEAS usually involves huge lifestyle changes. You need to get used to a different way
A crash course on reading Portuguese wine labels
IT IS now July, and the Algarve has taken on a holiday atmosphere. Tourists are flocking to this picturesque part of Portugal, and drinking plenty of wine. Unfortunately, many of
SPAIN
Over 1.5 million turn out to hear Pope in Valencia Sunday mass by Pope Benedict XVI was held at the futuristic museum complex, City of Arts and Sciences, on the
New inheritance tax rules for trusts relaxed
New inheritance tax rules for trusts relaxed – but is this the thin edge of the wedge? IN THE June 9 edition of The Resident, I outlined some of the
BELGIUM
Post-mortem results on young stepsisters BELGIAN AUTHORITIES, last week, completed post-mortem examinations on two young stepsisters, who were found dead, nearly three weeks after disappearing. Stacy Lemmens, aged seven, and
Collies and car tax
By MARGARET BROWN JUNE IS the month when money goes out and very little comes in. Cars must be taxed, and this is the first year it has been possible
Conference debates single-sex schools
By GABRIEL HERSHMAN NEW FINDINGS in the UK suggest that single-sex schools do not help pupils to attain better academic results. American researcher, Rosalind Barnett, a senior scientist at the