Reduced services at British Consulates in Portugal
CONSULAR STAFF at the British Consulates in Portugal will be taking part in a training exercise on March 6 and 7. Therefore, services at the Consulates in Lisbon, Porto, Portimão
The cat that’s got the cream
FOR THOSE British expatriates among us, are your dreams filled with jam doughnuts, HP sauce and Heinz baked beans? In some Portuguese supermarkets, does your wallet run for the hills
The worst company in Portugal
The worst company in Portugal Sadly, I have to agree with your correspondent Susan Kelly’s critical comments about Portugal Telecom (The Resident, February 17) – their service is unprofessional and
Tickets for Joaquín Cortés show sold out
TICKETS FOR the forthcoming show in Faro by world famous Spanish flamenco dancer, Joaquín Cortes, were sold out in just two-and-a-half hours last weekend. A long queue had formed when
Tolls saga
Tolls saga 1. I experienced the same problem as your reader Heidi Ellingsen (The Resident, February 10). In May 2004, my partner and I drove to Lisbon to watch the
Unhelpful witnesses
Unhelpful witnesses I would like to inform your readers of a very sad and disappointing incident that happened recently. My female friend, who lives here most of the year, was
United States
Mardi Gras returns to New Orleans TENS OF thousands of revellers gathered in New Orleans for the climax of the first Mardi Gras since Hurricane Katrina struck six months ago.
Using your loaf
THERE HAS been much publicity recently about the EU trying to force further European harmonisation on the British consumer. According to several UK newspapers, the Commission has been determined to
Water bill nightmare
Water bill nightmare After reading the recent article ‘English couple fight council over water bill’ (The Resident, February 10), I would like to mention that my wife and I have
We love Liverpool!
WITH THE start of daily flights from Faro to Liverpool, why not take advantage of what are sure to be great fares and actually take a ferry across the Mersey?