Bureaucratic nightmare
Dear Editor, Like an apparently increasing number of UK residents, we’re interested in taking up residency in Portugal, primarily for the better weather and its unique Non-Habitual Residency tax-free status.
EN125 roadworks
Dear Editor, Would you please stop perpetuating the myth that all the roadworks on the EN125 between Faro and Vila de Bispo have been completed? I find it deeply irritating
Dogs barking
Dear Editor, I’m sure you must get many emails about the nuisance of constant barking, but surely it is a huge concern that after two years of the law change
Fossa emptying costs
Dear Editor, I have a complaint concerning my sewage removal. My house does not have mains drainage, we have a fossa, which needs to be emptied twice a year. My
A visit to the Algarve by the illusive Lord Lucan
Next Tuesday, November 7, will mark the 43rd anniversary of the famous disappearance of Lord Lucan, who once made a very private visit to the Algarve. The 7th Earl of
London Calling
Relighting that fire Thomas Heatherwick suffered a setback when Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, knocked the idea of the ‘Garden Bridge’ across the Thames on the head. This fantastic idea
Shameless Ryanair
Dear Editor We would like to thank Ryanair for their new money-making idea of forcing couples to pay extra if they want to sit together. We are implementing this policy at
Dogs in restaurants
Algarve Resident, October 19 edition Dear Editor, I cannot believe that, in a civilised country, dogs are allowed in restaurants. I have a serious dog allergy and outside in fresh
Proposed Pestana Resort
Algarve Resident, October 5 edition Dear Editor, What an ugly plan Pestana has presented: it resembles a prison block! Why did they not visit the Cottage Colonies in, say, Bermuda
Faro airport woes
Dear Editor, I travel regularly through Faro airport, usually once a month, so have witnessed first-hand the upheaval of the various stages of refurbishment and expansion over the last year