Find Madeleine 4
Dear Editor, What a mean spirited, cynical letter last week from James Marshall who presumes to speak for “most British Algarve residents” and a “majority of expats”. What evidence does
Lagoa Câmara and exorbitant water bill
Dear Editor, Let me add our experience of the Lagoa authorities. December 2011 we received a water bill of €2,000 for September, October and November 2011 (small villa). There was
Dangerous EN125 hole
Dear Editor, Just read your article about the EN125 (May 25 issue). My husband and I drove towards AlgarveShopping in Guia, and when we passed the bridge (coming from Faro)
Incompetent council official
Dear Editor, A few years ago I bought some land near Silves. I wanted to get permission to build 20m outside the urban line on an 8,000m2 plot. A builder
The show must go on
Dear Editor, Next Monday, June 4, a royal pageant will turn the river Thames in London into a floating court; the cost of which is reportedly £12m. The last time London’s
About Find Madeleine
Dear Editor, Please give us a break from this ‘Find Madeleine’ rubbish. The police report says she is most likely to have died in the apartment. Most British Algarve residents
Bad first impression
Dear Editor, The strikes by the well-paid traffic controllers will have caused irreparable damage to the country and the Algarve. Hundreds of flights severely delayed, business meetings in disarray or abandoned,
Algarve come and live here …
Dear Editor, I have read your article (May 11 issue) and although I agree with most of it, I think more research needs to be done and information passed on
Back from the brink of a breakdown
Dear Editor, It is becoming more and more of a struggle each time I have to tear myself away from my beloved home in the Algarve back to England. Children
To All Visitors to the Algarve
My wife and I have just returned from a very pleasant holiday in the Algarve. It is many years since I holidayed in Portugal (pre-internet) so decided to do some

