Praia Dona Ana, now even more dangerous

Dear Editor, The environment minister’s citation of using “citizens’ safety” for the massive beach engineering works at Praia Dona Ana is both a flawed and unjustified argument. Extending the beach

July 23, 2015by shareitIn

Stop blaming the EN125

Dear Editor, I have read many stories referring to the EN125 as the road of death. Please stop blaming the road and focus on the diabolical behaviour of the vast

July 16, 2015by shareitIn

Cat burning

Dear Editor, I have lived in Portugal for 15 years and was appalled to read the article about cat burning. This barbaric practice apparently stopped in all but a few

July 9, 2015by shareitIn

Sunshine Superman

As the church bell high above my beloved Alvor – relocated to the village’s summit to provide refuge in case of a repeat of the 1755 tsunami – chimes eight

July 6, 2015by shareitIn ,

Filling in the missing pieces

Dear Editor Football fans may well know of the untimely death of Benfica player Luciano who was electrocuted in the club’s hydro-massage bath back in 1966. I was recently able

July 2, 2015by shareitIn

Re: Sleep-deprived residents …

Dear Editor, Residents of Albufeira are not the only ones to have their ears assaulted. Last summer residents close to the beach in Praia da Luz were subjected to agonising

July 2, 2015by shareitIn

Armed Forces mistake

Dear Editor, I was surprised to read your article last week on how Armed Forces reserves might soon start patrolling schools. As Mr Gouveia rightly said, this is something you

June 30, 2015by shareitIn