Bad first impression
Dear Editor, The strikes by the well-paid traffic controllers will have caused irreparable damage to the country and the Algarve. Hundreds of flights severely delayed, business meetings in disarray or abandoned,
About Find Madeleine
Dear Editor, Please give us a break from this ‘Find Madeleine’ rubbish. The police report says she is most likely to have died in the apartment. Most British Algarve residents
In defenCe of Ryanair
Dear Editor, I take issue with the letter by Paul Harrison of in the May 18 edition of the Algarve Resident, regarding the service on board Ryanair. I do find
Man attempts to rob a police station
Keithan Manuel is learning the hard way that a sense of humor is very subjective, but that’s what happens when you attempt to rob a police station. Manuel walked into
Hand luggage fiasco
Dear Editor, With reference to Paul Harrison’s letter regarding low cost airline Ryanair. I also avoid flying with them at all cost and likewise have found the cabin crew to
Largest exhibition of sand sculptures in the world opens
WIN a free entry to FIESA 2012 on May 25 with the Algarve Resident! FIESA 2012, considered the largest sand sculpture festival in the world, is opening to the public
The state of Lagos
Dear Editor, I would just like to drop a quick message to you about the state of Lagos and its authorities at the moment. I am a business owner in
Mourners shocked as waiter wakes up at his own funeral
Mourners at the funeral of a ‘dead’ Egyptian waiter were stunned when he woke up moments before the burial. Hamdi Hafez al-Nubi, 28, from Naga al-Simmanm, near Luxor was declared
Credit crunch relief
Dear Editor, I’m no economist, but the way things look these days, neither is anyone else. To me, it looks like this: Portugal hasn’t got any cash, the whole country
To All Visitors to the Algarve
My wife and I have just returned from a very pleasant holiday in the Algarve. It is many years since I holidayed in Portugal (pre-internet) so decided to do some