Bullfighting protest
Dear Editor, We have just had a really lovely holiday in the Algarve, meeting people who have chosen to make their lives here from other countries and hearing their reasons
More money for Madeleine inquiry
Dear Editor, I read with real surprise the news that the Metropolitan Police Madeleine inquiry is being given yet more taxpayers’ money to pursue its rigid agenda. Like thousands of
Durão Barroso
Dear Editor, I read last week’s news of former European Commissioner Durão Barroso being “stripped of his red carpet privileges” with absolute delight. About time that 140,000 or more people
Missing in the Algarve
Dear Editor We have just had a really enjoyable week’s holiday in your beautiful part of the world, and think Portugal is exceptional as a safe, welcoming destination. Our experience
Impeding firefighters doing their work
Dear Editor, Our Safe Communities Facebook page posted, during the Monchique fires, advice from police and civil protection that people should not venture near the fires to take photos etc,
London Calling – Trains, drains and automobiles!
Flushed away By the middle of the 19th century, London was very smelly indeed. Little thought had been given to sanitation as the capital expanded and even the residents of
Water bills and Infralobo
Dear Editor, Water bills have now been reduced by nearly as much as one-third but the water remains surely the most expensive in the world and it would be helpful
Fires in Portimão
Dear Editor, I had a very scary experience last Thursday when I visited a friend of mine who lives in Monte Canelas, Portimão to help him in case the Monchique
AEZA: a pioneering refuge
Dear Editor A trip to see some friends in Aljezur last week brought us face-to-face with a pioneering animal recovery project which could so easily be replicated elsewhere in the
Issues with bank
Dear Editor, I have now sent in the region of 30 emails to Santander bank, 25-ish calls … My bank has been switched from Banif and I got locked out