Madame Butterfly and the dark side of LED
Dear Editor, I read with interest the fascinating article by Sue Parker (25/6 p.39) on the history of LED and how it was “discovered by nature”, in the wings of
Cat burning
Dear Editor, I have lived in Portugal for 15 years and was appalled to read the article about cat burning. This barbaric practice apparently stopped in all but a few
Filling in the missing pieces
Dear Editor Football fans may well know of the untimely death of Benfica player Luciano who was electrocuted in the club’s hydro-massage bath back in 1966. I was recently able
Re: Sleep-deprived residents …
Dear Editor, Residents of Albufeira are not the only ones to have their ears assaulted. Last summer residents close to the beach in Praia da Luz were subjected to agonising
Armed Forces mistake
Dear Editor, I was surprised to read your article last week on how Armed Forces reserves might soon start patrolling schools. As Mr Gouveia rightly said, this is something you
Murder mystery delight
On Friday we went to Lagoa to see the murder mystery (The Algarveans’ production Deadly Nightcap). It was a delight: set, actors, everything. Well done for what was equal to
Re: Alcalar parrot hostage
Received via a third party from Nigel Jackson, currently awaiting trial suspected of his partner’s murder in Silves prison – Editor Dear Editor, I have read with dismay the efforts
Response to article on Lagos horse
(Algarve Resident, June 18 edition) Dear Editor, I was very sad to read your one-sided account of the gypsies and the horse that died in Lagos. The public outcry
Re: Explosion at Vila do Bispo wind farm highlights “huge security failings,” says fire chief
Dear Editor, There’s definitely something fishy about this whole wind farm business. How can the fire fighters have no number to contact when an accident occurs with the turbines, and
Horse beaten by man
Dear Editor, Last week, my sister-in-law and I were in Praia de Luz where we saw a man beating a horse. We asked him to stop and I honestly thought

