Sex job ads to be banned
Britain is to ban employers looking for lap dancers, strippers, topless barmaids or sexy web-cam performers from placing adverts at Job centres. Such a ban had previously been in place
Pigeons attack rock band
Heavy storms and scorching temperatures have failed to deter rock bands from performing at an outdoor stadium in St. Louis, US, but a bombardment of pigeon droppings proved too much
Excellent hospital care in Lagos
Dear Editor, Recently, my partner was taken very ill at home. I phoned for help and within 10 minutes an ambulance arrived. The two medics were efficient, helpful and unfailingly
Healthcare abroad
Dear Editor, You featured a letter concerning the new arrangements for healthcare abroad for British Citizens. This topic should already be familiar to most of your retired readers, because earlier
Monchique firefighters
Dear Editor, Every week I buy your newspaper, and I always find useful and interesting information. Your article last week concerning the financial difficulties of the Bombeiros Voluntários de Monchique: it would
Darth Vader robs bank
A man dressed as the Star Wars antagonist Darth Vader robbed a bank in Setauket, New York, US. The robber was dressed in a character themed mask and blue cape.
Noise pollution
Dear Editor, I read with interest your article on the good works achieved so far by the Loulé Council and applaud such forward thinking efforts (‘Loulé launches campaign to clean up
Prices reduced in Portugal
Dear Editor, I have just been reading your report in the Algarve Resident about Portugal being a cheap place to holiday (‘Portugal is Europe’s bargain hotspot’, July 30). We have
Catdog born in Georgia
A woman in Georgia, US, claims that her cat has given birth to a dog and zoologists have not been able to prove or refute her story. The woman thinks
Bull fights
Dear Editor, We take the Algarve Resident every week and enjoy the majority of the content of your journal. However, I was very annoyed to read the anti-bullfighting English (generally)