Banning animals in circuses

Dear Editor, The banning of circus animals was recently brought up in the UK parliament. The UK government announced that it would not be possible to ban animals as this

June 30, 2011by shareitIn

Crime rate in Albufeira

Dear Editor, My wife and I are in our 60s and visit the town twice per year. Recent reports back here in Scotland about the muggings and the murder are

June 30, 2011by shareitIn

Crime unpunished

Dear Editor, At the beginning of June a tourist got attacked by six men in Albufeira near the Montechoro hotel. Being a cage fighter, he managed to knock them all

June 23, 2011by shareitIn

Shout against animal abuse

Dear Editor, After I wrote about the protection of animals the first time (Algarve Resident, March 18), I got quite a response, so I think that the topic is important

June 23, 2011by shareitIn

Nightlife in Albufeira

Dear Editor, As a frequent visitor to the Algarve (Albufeira in particular), I feel I must express my sadness and frustration regarding the policy of local authorities this season towards

June 23, 2011by shareitIn

Cliffs and crime

Dear Editor, We are constantly being reminded about the need for tourists to be aware of the potential dangers of sitting under dangerous rocks and cliffs on the Algarve’s beautiful

June 23, 2011by shareitIn

Road works in the summer

Dear Editor, I thought Portugal was short of money! Apparently not. We keep on hearing how well the tourism industry is doing. But all we see is smaller and smaller

June 23, 2011by shareitIn

Fiesa fails to impress

Dear Editor, We would like to register our disappointment to The Algarve Resident, being one of the main sponsors of this event, at this year’s sculptures because we consider that

June 16, 2011by shareitIn

Foreign registered vehicles

Dear Editor, When returning to Faro Airport one evening, I saw the GNR Brigada de Trânsito out in force in the long term car park. I spoke to one of

June 16, 2011by shareitIn