RE: Portimão motion says “no” to controversial Quinta da Rocha development plans
Dear Editor, I wanted to let you know how happy I was to read about this motion. Ever since I was a young child I remember seeing the beautiful scenery
Stop blaming the EN125
Dear Editor, I have read many stories referring to the EN125 as the road of death. Please stop blaming the road and focus on the diabolical behaviour of the vast
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

