Dracula bandit gets 20 years in dark cavern
A man, who robbed the same bank twice in the US state of Atlanta in 2006, while wearing a ghoulish mask, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Nathaniel
Peasant Algarvian
Dear Editor, Taylor-Smith mentions the gap between Lisbon and the rest of the country. It is still the case that we don’t live in Portugal, we live in the state
Floppy-eared fiends
Authorities in the Finnish capital Helsinki are fighting a battle against a new breed of invaders that are causing hundreds of thousands of euros worth of damage to public property.
Mayors and drivers
Dear Editor, Two points: 1) The President of Lagoa, in trying to remove all responsibility, is totally wrong; he is elected by the residents of the Lagoa area. He is
New look of the paper
Dear Editor, I previously wrote to you and commented on the new look of your paper and you were kind enough to print my contribution. I would now like to
Tavira turmoil
Dear Editor, I have read the excellent articles by Hans Hoogerdijk and could not agree more with his views. If only people were less greedy, the world would be a
Prisoners turn to pigeons
Inmates in Brazilian prisons have turned to carrier pigeons as a means to communicate with the outside world and smuggle items inside such as drugs and mobile telephones. Prison guards
April 3 2009 – Poll Results
The overwhelming majority of online voters said that they do not share Gerry and Kate McCann’s belief that Madeleine is still alive. A total of 81 per cent of voters said
Hatred campaign
Dear Editor, I want to draw your attention to a site by a woman called Joana Morais (http://joana-morais.blogspot.com). This woman, together with her band of followers, is doing absolutely nothing
McCann’s latest publicity campaign
Dear Editor, So Kate and Gerry McCann have started another campaign in the Algarve involving billboard and bus advertising, mailshots etc. Are we talking about the same Kate and Gerry