Gone fishing
I would like to say that to read an article on fishing in your newspaper was very refreshing and stirred-up my interests again for this wonderful sport. I have since
Apolónia on the spot
Resident reader, Mr G Shaw of Loulé, sent this letter of complaint to the management of Apolónia supermarket in Almancil: “Dear Sirs, For seven or eight years, my wife and
Car insurance validity
I think what has happened to me may be of interest and serve as a warning to all who have car insurance. On Saturday, December 11 a motorbike ran into
Con man operating in the Algarve
On December 5 2004, my wife was by her stall at Fuseta market and, standing in front of our advertising board for horse safaris, was a short bald man wearing
Dear Editor – A Tribute to Faro Hospital
One night, our little daughter complained about some undefined pain in her stomach and we went to the little hospital in Tavira for a check. The doctor could not give
Dear Editor – Calling all parents!
Calling all parents! I have a five-year-old son and am a single working mum. I have lived in Portugal since 1996. As my son has needed the company of other
Dear Editor – Huey’s Tail
When I stopped in at the house of my Portuguese neighbours recently, I saw the abandoned dog that they had been feeding for some months. I knew the dog because
VdL respond
With reference to the letter to the editor which appeared in your April 2 edition, entitled ‘Luxury development’, in which the Vale do Lobo resort is mentioned, we would like
Celebrated since early times
As Margaret Brown says, Bede attributed the Easter festival to Eostre and as far as the name is concerned she was correct. However, both the spring and autumn equinoxes, like
Claiming back luxury status
I refer to Christine Brier’s letter, published in The Resident on April 2, challenging Vale do Garrão’s right to be described as ‘a luxury development’. As a fellow owner, I