Train robbers
The article on the great train robbers was excellent, but only told of Ronny Biggs. Is it possible to cover what happened to the rest of the main gang? Where
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
Correspondence – letter nº 6
From memory, I have written about five letters to The Resident over the years, only one of which was printed. No complaint there – Editor’s privilege and all that, but
A question of taste
Thank you for printing Margaret Brown’s The Traditions of Strangers, in which she describes pig slaughtering etc. My heart goes out to her, as well as all animals that suffer
LAPS lunch thanks
Would you please convey my thanks to all who attended or, in some way supported, the annual Christmas lunch in aid of the Lagos Animal Protection Society held at Do
Meia Praia development
I’m disappointed to read of the planned development for Meia Praia near Lagos and hope that it will be rejected by Lagos Câmara. Meia Praia is a beautiful, largely unspoilt,
Thanks for the help
We would like to thank all the people who have supported our events in aid of victims of the fires and Bombeiros de Silves (which are still ongoing). There are
That was the year that was…. Algarve Resident, December 5
Paul Ablett presents an optimistic view of the 2001 property market in Portugal. He concedes that the German and Dutch buyers will decline, but believes that UK and Irish buyers