Crime is a growing problem
Dear Editor, I refer to the article by Eloise Walton published in the edition of October 2, ‘British couple attacked and robbed in their home’. I was extremely angered by the
A sad loss
Dear editor, I had the pleasure of becoming acquainted with Paul back in 1983. He was genuinely a wonderful person and I am sure that if his assailants were hungry
A tragic holiday
Dear Editor, Having read with great shock the news of Paul Houston’s murder in Alvor, and being a regular visitor over the past 12 years, I feel compelled to extend
Bad news for Portugal
Dear Editor, My thoughts and prayers go to the family of Paul Houston and I hope that the murderers are caught soon and dealt with in a manner befitting the
The high cost of golf
Dear Editor, As a regular visitor to the Algarve it is refreshing to see that at last, the Portuguese tourist industry has woken up. The green fees for golf should
litter bugs
Dear Editor, We live north of Loulé and the countryside is beautiful. But the litter is terrible and is getting worse, or so it would seem. The other day we
Scary experience at Marina
Dear Editor, I read your article today on your website about the British tourist David Morley and would just like to say I had a scary experience on the marina
Ill-formed writer
Dear Editor, Another interesting and ill-informed letter by the archaic Mr Cockroft (Algarve Resident, September 11). Yes, it was agreed that the common language of the EU would be English.
Driving me mad
Dear Editor A bouquet of flowers with a wasp in the middle – a tribute to the kind understanding and tolerant ladies at the IMTT office and the advice centre
Lack of police
Dear Editor, I have recently returned from a week in the Algarve as I do every year. The police are always scarce but on this latest visit (August 8 to

