Street drinking – out of control
Dear Editor, As an Algarve resident of more than 30 years in the Albufeira area, I have noticed a disturbing increase in the amount of youngsters taking to the streets
Masking in the sun
Chinese beach-goers are covering up from head to toe in morphsuits and face-kinis in a variety of colours and designs. Appearing more like the superhero from the violent 2010 comic
Sleepy hands and carpal tunnel syndrome
By Sandra Genest-Boudreau and Christophe O. Alves features@algarveresident.com Sandra Genest-Boudreau is French-Canadian, who graduated from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in 1990 before coming to the Algarve in 2002. She
Most embarrassing place to live in
Now the residents of Shitterton in Dorset are braced for more toilet humour after it topped a poll of places with the most embarrassing names in Britain. The village beat
Suspended road works
Dear Editor, As refurbishment of the EN125 is to be stopped ‘indefinitely’, perhaps it would be a good idea for the Algarve Câmaras to cement in the temporary road works
Fire in Quinta do Lago
Dear Editor, It is quite insulting to the residents of the area that no organisation has yet interviewed the two maids that witnessed the start of the fire or the
SPECIAL GREETINGS
Dear Editor, One of the most vociferous members of the Olhanense Expat Supporters Group is Pam Pardo who celebrates her 70th Birthday today (August 28). Pam moved to the Algarve
The artists of Barão de São João
By Clive Goodacre features@algarveresident.com Barão de São João is one of those villages tucked a few kilometers from Lagos inland from the coast that even people familiar with the Western
A new home in Tavira
There is much to report from St Vincent’s Chaplaincy as the heat of the summer continues and the wedding blessing season is in full swing. Our loss of my colleague
Faro airport
Dear Editor, I question as to whether any of your readers are of the same opinion as I regarding the changes that have been introduced at Faro Airport regarding vehicular