BES blues for investors

Dear Editor, We thought your readers may be interested in the following. My wife and I bank with BES and have invested in their product ‘Gestão de Carteiras’ or ‘GDC’.

September 18, 2014by shareitIn

Help for abandoned cats

Dear Editor, I have been feeding abandoned cats in Guia for 14 years. Now, I want to leave and settle in a quiet place and spend my last years in

September 12, 2014by shareitIn

Lost Dog

A month ago, our beloved Golden Retriever Mickey vanished. We tried everything to get him back: we have hung posters from Portimão to Silves and even issued a reward of

September 12, 2014by shareitIn

Re: Article The forgotten Holocaust hero

Editor’s note: This letter was sent in response to an article written by contributor Isobel Costa about Portuguese diplomat Aristides de Sousa Mendes, who during WW2 reportedly saved the lives

August 14, 2014by shareitIn

Too many bureaucrats

Dear Editor, I was intrigued to see in last week’s Algarve Resident that the EU is going to give Portugal €26 billion to” boost business growth and job creation”. The

August 14, 2014by shareitIn

London Calling – Parklife

Once again, London’s parks are coming alive this summer, as the weather hots up and people want to get out to enjoy the sun. An astonishing 63% of the land

August 7, 2014by shareitIn

EN125 plans absurd

Dear Editor, I hope your readers are not fooled by Estradas de Portugal’s announcement concerning the EN125 roadworks. I highly doubt that this “reshuffle” will include all the improvements they

August 1, 2014by shareitIn

Xenophobia in Portugal

Dear Sirs, You might not be aware of it, but there is quite some xenophobia in Portugal and not just by illiterate peasants. We are experiencing this ourselves and friends

July 24, 2014by shareitIn

Re: Motorway tolls

In the February 28 issue of the Algarve Resident, there was a letter with reference to the class charges for a Hyundai Santa Fe on the motorway tolls. We have

July 24, 2014by shareitIn

Development in Almancil

Dear Editor, With great concern, I read that the new development in Almancil is facing opposition. As a lifelong resident and local entrepreneur in the area, I very much see

July 18, 2014by shareitIn