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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Algarve homes get direct police connection
Dear Editor, I can only tell you about my experience concerning the GNR. Three hours we waited for help, to stop workmen on our adjoining plot cutting down our fence
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

