Algarve Daily News31 AugAlvor invests €15 million in upgrading irrigation system, aiming to cut water losses by around 60%
The modernisation of the Alvor Irrigation Scheme represents an investment of around €15 million and is designed to reduce water losses across the Alvor-Bravura Irrigation line.
Algarve Daily News28 AugAlbufeira: ‘We must move towards family-friendly tourist model which preserves local identity, traditions, and quality of life’, say local politicians
The Albufeira division of the governing Partido Social Democrata (PSD) is calling for a “public discussion” on the tourism model of the municipality following the Oura road incident that left 16 people injured, arguing for greater safety and long-term sustainability.
Algarve Daily News28 Aug‘No beach without paying up’: Fight to keep public access reaches Portugal, as landowners and concessionaires continue to bend and break rules
In the US, court battles over public access to beaches have dragged on for decades; in Italy, the organisation Mare Libero has been fighting since 2019 against the privatisation of some of the country’s most stunning coastal destinations; in Greece, the “towel revolt” was the name given to a campaign launched in 2023,
Algarve Daily News27 AugThe Algarve now has around 60 wineries, and is making more wine than last year. But with sobriety on the rise, who will drink it?
After a difficult year, marked by periods of extreme rainfall over this past winter, wine production in Portugal’s Algarve region is expected to rise by between 12% and 15% in the 2026-27 period, reaching roughly 1.8 million litres. If the forecast holds, the region will recover much of the 20% fall recorded the previo
Algarve Daily News27 AugLagoa man inflicts brutal knife attack on two of his housemates over ‘religious dispute’
A 40-year-old man stabbed two housemates in Lagoa, Central Algarve, following an argument reportedly linked to a dispute over religious beliefs. Both victims survived thanks to prompt medical treatment and are now in intensive care. The suspect has been arrested.
Algarve Daily News26 AugIrish tourist describes “frightening” Albufeira hit-and-run after being dragged on car bonnet, as majority of 16 victims discharged from hospital
A majority of the 16 people injured in a hit-and-run incident in Albufeira, during the early hours of Tuesday, 25th August, have been discharged from Portimão Hospital, with two seriously injured victims remaining under intensive care, according to the Algarve Local Health Unit (ULS).
Algarve Daily News26 AugShort-toed snake eagle rescued by maintenance engineer after being found dazed beside power line
A short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) found grounded and unable to fly has been rescued by Portugal’s National Republican Guard (GNR) in Vila Nova de São Bento, in the Alentejo municipality of Serpa, and taken to a wildlife rehabilitation centre.
Algarve Daily News26 AugFather dies in fiery crash after hitting wild boar in Alentejo, as seriously injured son rushed to hospital
A man was killed and another seriously injured after the vehicle they were travelling in crashed on the EN387 in Faro do Alentejo, in the Beja district, at around 6am this Wednesday morning, 26 August.
Algarve Daily News25 AugAlbufeira: 12 injured after car ploughs into crowds in tourist hotspot, prompting police gunshots and panic
Twelve people were injured, two seriously, after a car drove through pedestrians in the early hours of Tuesday morning in Albufeira’s Oura nightlife district.
Algarve Daily News25 AugCommunist Party leader brings campaign to Algarve, attacking Government over low wages and public investment
Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) secretary-general Paulo Raimundo took his party’s message to the stage in the Algarve, visiting Lagoa’s FATACIL fair, before addressing a rally in Olhão, where he called for a shift in economic and social policy for the region.
Algarve Daily News25 AugPotential 'scam' page for NISS registration
An ADN reader has made us aware that there is a website called E-registo that charges for online registrations of NISS social security number.
Algarve Daily News24 AugTwo Olhão police officers on trial after taking handcuffed Moroccan man to remote location, before then beating him to death
The trial of two officers from the Olhão division of Portugal’s Public Security Police (PSP), accused of kidnapping and killing a Moroccan man in March 2024, is due to begin on 8 September at Faro Court.
Algarve Daily News24 AugAlentejo: Body recovered after man disappears while retrieving ball at Alqueva beach
Divers from the volunteer fire brigades of Moura, Serpa, and Reguengos de Monsaraz recovered the body of 44-year-old Filipe Ramalho from the waters of the Alqueva reservoir at around 11am on Monday.
Algarve Daily News24 AugAlgarve: Dramatic Guadiana boat chase ends with seven arrests and 5.3 tonnes of hashish seized
Portugal’s National Republican Guard (GNR) has seized 5.3 tonnes of hashish and arrested seven men during an operation carried out over the weekend along the Guadiana River, in the Algarve municipalities of Vila Real de Santo António and Castro Marim, the security force announced today, 24 August.
Algarve Daily News21 Aug‘We cannot continue to watch the country burn’: Environment watchdog calls for eucalyptus moratorium
Quercus, a Portuguese environmental group, along with the international Environmental Paper Network, are calling for an immediate moratorium on new eucalyptus throughout Portugal, together with a progressive reduction in the area occupied by the tree species by 2030.
Algarve Daily News21 AugOne year in, Portugal’s new border force has faced great turbulence, with ‘tremendous political and media pressure’
The first year of the National Aliens and Borders Unit (UNEF), operated by Portugal’s Public Security Police (PSP), has been marked by repeated disruption at the country’s airports, with the officers’ union describing the period as a “very turbulent year”.
Algarve Daily News20 AugLagos: Protesters gather outside town hall, rallying against Meia Praia hotel development which puts wildlife at risk
Around 50 protestors gathered outside Lagos Town Hall yesterday to rally against the construction of three tourist developments in the Meia Praia area, calling for work to be halted until the project has been properly assessed. Chief among the concerned parties’ concerns is the lack of insight into the possible environ
Algarve Daily News20 AugAlgarve: GNR uncovers huge fuel cache along Aljezur coast linked to suspected international drug trafficking
Portugal’s National Republican Guard (GNR) has seized 6,750 litres of petrol, four vehicles, and a mobile phone in the Algarvian municipality of Aljezur, in an operation targeting what authorities believe was equipment intended to facilitate international drug trafficking.
Algarve Daily News20 AugExtreme heat leaves dozens of fish dead near Armação de Pêra, as Council urgently works to fix issue
Critically low oxygen levels in the water of the Alcantarilha creek near Armação de Pêra, caused by extreme heat, are leading to the washing up of dozens of dead fish. The local council has been prompted to urgently prepare an operation to flush and replenish the waterway.
Algarve Daily News19 Aug'Burqa ban goes ahead': Portugal’s President passes decree prohibiting full face coverings in public spaces
The President of the Republic promulgated on Tuesday, 18 August, a decree passed by Parliament establishing security and prevention rules concerning the identification of citizens in public spaces. The legislation bans the full concealment of the face in public, and has been commonly referred to as the “burqa law” duri
Algarve Daily News19 AugPortimão ponders restrictions on e-scooters and electric bikes, in battle against dangerous parking and abandonment of rental vehicles
Portimão Municipal Council has approved the launch of a municipal regulatory process, paving the way for new restrictions governing the use of rented e-scooters, bicycles, and other vehicles that are operated as part of shared services within the municipality.
Algarve Daily News18 AugRoma association considers joining case against Albufeira mayor over alleged discrimination and incitement to hatred
Portugal’s Association of People for the Inclusion of the Roma Community is considering joining the prosecution as a civil party in the case brought by the Public Prosecutor’s Office against Albufeira mayor Rui Cristina, over alleged discrimination and incitement to hatred charges.
Algarve Daily News18 AugPrincess Eugenie names daughter Adelaide, a name ‘part of Portuguese and British history’, following Lisbon birth
The third child of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank was born in a Lisbon hospital in early August. The baby is the couple’s first child to be born in Portugal, where the family has divided their time between here and the UK since 2022. Yesterday, the couple revealed her name: Adelaide.
Algarve Daily News18 AugAlentejo man arrested after attempting to kill father and son with shotgun
A 48-year-old man has been arrested by Portugal’s Polícia Judiciária (PJ) for his involvement in an attempted murder targeting a 19-year-old man and his 37-year-old father in Beja on 26 March. The suspect, who had been on the run since the incident, has now voluntarily handed himself in to the authorities.