No musical instruments
Pilgrims attending the large public events during Pope Benedict’s visit to England and Scotland next month have been issued a long list of do’s and don’ts, including a ban on
Sean Connery
Dear Editor Sir Sean Connery, who has played many rounds of golf in the Algarve, celebrated his 80th birthday last week. As I raised a dram of whisky to toast
Too self-important for their own good
by Mike Johnson features@algarveresident.com Mike Johnson is a freelance journalist who worked in the Algarve for more than 20 years. He now lives in Plymouth in the UK and comments
Bill Godley fraud sentence
Dear Editor, Thank you very much for printing the above article, which re-opened old wounds as I, too, have been a victim of just such a scheme, although the capital
Occupancy rates and prices in the Algarve
Dear Editor, I read the article about this with great interest, as we have been visiting the Algarve every year now for about seven years. We have a week of
Bullet in the head
A Polish man living in Germany went about his business for about five years without noticing he had been shot in the head because he was drunk when it happened.
Be careful what you wish for
by Mike Johnson features@algarveresident.com Mike Johnson is a freelance journalist who worked in the Algarve for more than 20 years. He now lives in Plymouth in the UK and comments
Businesses charged more for foreign language billboards
Dear Editor, I was appalled by your front page story on businesses being charged more for printing advertising posters in English (Algarve Resident edition of August 20). I hope that
Lack of tourists
Dear Editor, My family and I spent two weeks in the Algarve near Moncarapacho from August 5 to 19. Previous to this, I had been following, through the Algarve Resident,
POLIS DEVELOPMENT AT PRAIA DO GARRÃO
Dear Editor, I am dismayed by your report that the ARH propose to demolish the existing restaurants at Praia do Garrão as part of their Polis programme to “develop” the