Alive and living
By MARGARET BROWN features@algarveresident.com Margaret Brown is one of the Algarve Resident’s longest standing contributors and has lived in the Algarve for more than 20 years. Having lived beyond the
Bridget Hicks, founder of LAPS
Dear Editor, We have known this lady for many years and we think that it is about time someone did something about getting her awarded the MBE or the other
Tolls on SCUT roads letter 1
Dear Editor, Whilst I agree with some of Sandra Pressman’s views on Tolls on SCUT roads (Letters, Algarve Resident, July 2), I cannot agree that the annual road tax in
Courteous police
Dear Editor, We got stopped on the island, as we came off the A22 at the end near Bensafrim on June 24, about midnight, having just flown into Faro airport
Drug dealing in Albufeira
Dear Editor, I felt very happy earlier this year when you published articles saying that police were clamping down on crime in the Algarve as it had reached a very serious
Tolls on SCUT roads letter 2
Dear Editor, Does the Government want to kill off tourism in the Algarve forever? The last thing a tourist wants to think about on holiday is the hassle of having
Absolution
By PAUL MCKAY features@algarveresident.com Teacher, Paul McKay, left London to live a self-sufficient existence in the Monchique hills with his partner Martyn. He keeps an assortment of animals and grows
Nigeria football team banned
Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan banned the country’s football team from international competition for two years following their dismal showing at the World Cup. Nigeria finished bottom of their group in
Snoop Dogg wants to rent out a country
In possibly the most spectacular display of hip hop excess, Snoop Dogg has attempted to hire an entire country for a video shoot. He had plans to make use of
The Sunday Times, July 4
Dear Editor, I was commenting the other week about how the Algarve never seems to get a mention in the travel pages of UK newspapers. Every country with a tourist