Disabled parking
Dear Editor, I have a huge sympathy for Rachel Shepherd (regarding disabled parking – last week’s edition). Recently I saw two young, fit men pull into a disabled space, simply because it suited
Growing up in Portugal
Dear Editor, All three of my children went to Portuguese state schools in both Marmelete and Monchique and were brought up on a TV and electricity free farm in the
Quinta do Lago parking
Dear Editor How can be possible someone complain about €0.10 for parking fee? In Quinta do Lago? A five star resort? (last week’s Algarve Resident) Henri Mendes, By email
VAT increases
Dear Editor, I am a member of a golf club in the Algarve. All the members have had a letter from the management to inform them that from January 1 our
Firearms hooliganism
Dear Editor, Why? Raucous shouts of ribald laughter mark the trail of a gaggle of young hooligans chucking fire crackers at the frenzied dogs along the street. A gang of
The state of the Algarve
Dear Editor, As a long time visitor and now property owner in the Algarve, I have grown to love the region, the climate and its gentle, tolerant people. I have
Bureaucratic tolls system
Dear Editor, My views on the A22 Via do Infante proposed new tolls are as follows: First, people should choose whether or not they want to use the A22 and
Open letter to June Lover
Dear June, I have read your article about video link witness duty, the ending of which left me feeling a bit alarmed for you (Algarve Resident, November 4). Over the
Last week’s front page
Dear Editor, Isn’t it rather sad that in last week’s Algarve Resident the opening of the Iceland store was given the full front page spread and the death of two
VAT rise in golf
Dear Editor, With respect, golf is not a necessity. It is a game. Nothing more and nothing less and yes it fetches in lots of revenue for the government. This

