Algarve burglaries
Dear Editor We were burgled whilst we slept in our apartment in Vilamoura in October – extremely distressing. Twenty robberies that we know of have taken place on our condominium
Energy certificates
Dear Editor, Colin Reid is to be applauded for his revelations on the latest bureaucratic nightmare to afflict home owners in Portugal with the obvious knock-on effect on the struggling Algarve
Circus saga
Dear Editor, I wanted to say that, for many years, I worked as a Vet Nurse locally, and whenever the circus came to town, I can tell you that, at
Correction
It has come to our attention that The Resident inadvertently printed the wrong photograph of an elephant with the caption ‘Inga the elephant’ in the edition of October 24. This
Ode to easyJet
Once again in the sky to my country of birth, where the air is so stale and the seats have no girth. The easyJet method of rush and let’s go,
Fado evening
Dear Editor, As one of the winners of your Fado evening competition, I am writing to thank you for arranging the opportunity to win tickets to that event. We had
Scruffts clarification
Dear Reader, We would like to inform you that the 2008 Scruffts dog of the year show was NOT cancelled. In fact, the relevant Camâra did not respond to our
Victor Hugo Cardinali replies
Dear Editor, Thank you very much for contacting us about our animals. I am sure your readers, particularly those concerned with animal welfare, will be more than pleased to know that
Praise for the local GNR
Dear Editor, Having just spent a week in the Algarve I would like to add my own “Holiday Horror” letter, but with a slightly different opinion of the Portuguese police.
ANIMAL condemns circus
Editor’s note: Following publication of an article in last week’s edition of The Resident regarding an elephant which collapsed in a circus in Tavira, many of our readers expressed their