Algarve 365? No, thanks
Dear Editor, I read online this week that one of the Algarve hotel bosses is ‘upset’ at the lack of instant results of a project called “Algarve 365”, designed to
Lagoa’s lagoon just perfect for nature reserve
Dear Editor, The land opposite Aldi in Lagoa would have been perfect for a nature park open for the enjoyment and environmental education of the local people – i.e. always
Destroying wetland for another supermarket?
Dear Editor, I will be utterly gob-smacked if the wetland area that is being destroyed in Lagoa becomes another supermarket. There is already a Jumbo, an Aldi, a Pingo Doce,
London Calling
Bringing the Houses down Sixty fire-related incidents in less than 10 years have led to warnings from a senior MP that the historic Houses of Parliament are in danger of
Loss of the stunning 19th century palace in Loulé
Dear Editor Something is wrong with the way this country looks after its ancient monuments. The loss due to an unexplained fire early this week of Loulé’s beautiful 18th century
Courts grand reopening
Dear Editor, I read your report on the much-anticipated reopening of the nation’s courthouses axed during the years of the last government, and I must say it sounds something of
Palm oil spill
Dear Editor, I read your article last week about the palm oil spill along Ria Formosa and wondered why so many volunteers were needed. Of course, it is lovely to
Goodbye loneliness, hello happiness
I always considered the number 16 to be lucky, but given everything that came to pass both at home and abroad over the past 12 months – an epidemic-sized cull
Ria de Alvor dredging
Dear Editor, Marine engineering works to deepen the Ria de Alvor is a welcome boost for tourism boat traffic visiting Alvor. However, the estimated 240,000 cubic metres of dredged sediment
RIP Mário Soares
Dear Editor, Former Portuguese president Mario Soares has died, aged 92. He was one of the few Portuguese statesmen to become an international name (well, I can’t think of another