The Motorhomers polemic Letter 2
Dear Editor, There has been much in the Algarve Resident about illegal camping by motorised caravans. It is important to stress that camping outside campsites IS illegal. It is also
The Motorhomers polemic Letter 1
Dear Editor, Correspondents Cindy Thomson and Rayner Otter wrote very convincingly in defence of the Snowgeese’s complaints (Algarve Resident edition February 12). They might well ponder, though, on the locals’
WARNING – this product may not grow!
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
Continuing issue of “Motorhomers” Letter 1
Dear Editor, I refer once again to the above subject and to the Algarve Resident issue of March 5. Firstly, Cindy. If the EEC ruling states that a motorhome is
Continuing issue of “Motorhomers” Letter 2
Dear Editor, One realistic approach would be to follow the route of those who enter Switzerland as visitors and are asked – politely – at the Border Entry Point to
From Tiger to pussycat
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
Funny June
Dear Editor I was surprised to read June Lover has critics about her page – of course it is humour, something the world needs. Keep writing June and wonder with
One hundred years of joy
A woman who has recently reached her 100th birthday has been a smoker and drinker for seventy years. Lorna Gobey smoked her first cigar in 1940 and is still smoking
Saved from crocodile’s jaws
A pregnant woman saved her ranger husband from the jaws of a crocodile after the animal attacked him when he was washing his feet in White Umfolzi river in South
Hen in a dog basket
A hen, called Mabel, adopted four pups at a farm in Shrewsbury, roosting on top of them to keep them warm. Ros Tate, her owner, said: “Mabel was hatched here