Portimão hospital

Dear Editor, I have lived in the Algarve for two years and don’t speak Portuguese. Therefore, when I found out that I was pregnant I was really worried about having

February 26, 2009by shareitIn

Property tourist licences

Dear Editor With regards to fully licensed tourist property, the general attitude is that the law will not be imposed. We have been in the process of obtaining these for

February 26, 2009by shareitIn

Faro airport

Dear Editor,  With regard to your story about Faro airport extensions (Algarve Resident, February 20), the main complaint from home owners like me is the dreadful time it takes to

February 26, 2009by shareitIn

Noise pollution!

Dear Editor, We would like to defend the new Algarve Motor Park. It is a fantastic sporting venue and will benefit the Algarve by bringing a lot of tourism to the

February 26, 2009by shareitIn

A big thank you

Dear Editor, May I through your letters column say a very big public ‘thank you’. A year ago I was diagnosed with cataracts by an optometrist in England and was

February 12, 2009by shareitIn

Cheap solar heater

Dear Editor, I have a house in the Algarve. Years ago I was quoted a figure equivalent to £2,000 for a solar heater with a capacity of 42 litres of

February 12, 2009by shareitIn

Winter Fuel allowance

Dear Editor, Since you published my letter last week seeking signatures for my on-line petition to Gordon Brown (to pay the allowance to pensioners who left UK before 1998 as

February 12, 2009by shareitIn

Letter to Jenny Grainer

Re: article ‘What’s in a name?’ (Algarve Resident, January 23) “Wonderfully innocent political incorrectness”? Are you totally insensitive? Were Hitler and Stalin, Idi Amin and Pinochet along with dozens of

February 9, 2009by shareitIn

Noisy countryside

Dear Editor, I understand that prior to the construction of the new racetrack near Pereira there was some concern about noise pollution after completion. I can now understand why. I

February 9, 2009by shareitIn