Algarve Daily News17 Aug‘I’m being persecuted’: Albufeira mayor charged with incitement to hatred and housing discrimination, just 10 months after being voted in
Portugal’s Public Prosecution Service (MP) has charged Albufeira mayor Rui Cristina, of the populist Chega party, with discrimination and incitement to hatred and violence over remarks he made at a Municipal Assembly meeting last year, the Regional Prosecutor’s Office revealed on Monday, 17th August. The mayor has sinc
Algarve Daily News17 Aug17-hour A&E wait: Algarve health chief says hospital website’s online figures were wrong
The president of the Algarve’s regional health board, the Local Health Unit (ULS), has disputed emergency department waiting times published on the SNS Portal for Faro and Portimão hospitals, blaming the figures on errors in the computer system.
Algarve Daily News14 Aug19-year-old British cyclist Finlay Tarling killed in Volta a Portugal, after colliding with lorry
Finlay Tarling, a 19-year-old Welsh cyclist, died on Friday afternoon, 14 August during the eighth stage of the Volta a Portugal in Ponte de Lima, in Northern Portugal, after colliding with a goods van travelling in the opposite direction to the race. The race was subsequently suspended.
Algarve Daily News13 AugMarcelo discharged from Faro Hospital, as former President explains cause behind fainting episode in Algarve
Former President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has praised healthcare professionals and paramedics from the National Institute for Medical Emergency (INEM) after being discharged from Faro Hospital, where he was treated on Wednesday, 12th August, after feeling unwell and subsequently fainting while eating at a restaurant in
Algarve Daily News13 AugOver 300 people queue along Tavira beach to watch solar eclipse through Science Centre telescope
More than 300 people gathered yesterday at Arraial beach in Tavira to watch the solar eclipse, in an event that attracted a larger-than-expected crowd, according to Filipa Vargas, of the Tavira Ciência Viva Science Centre, who organised the event.
Algarve Daily News12 AugAlgarve’s beaches and waterways to receive chunk of €3.2 million post-storm recovery fund, following worst flooding in decades
A new €3.2 million package of funding for the rehabilitation of the coastline and waterways will benefit eight Algarve municipalities affected by severe weather at the beginning of this year, the Government announced today, 12 August.
Algarve Daily News12 AugFormer President Marcelo taken to Faro Hospital after fainting at Monte Gordo restaurant
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was taken to Faro Hospital on Wednesday, 12 August, as a precaution after feeling unwell in Monte Gordo, where he is currently spending his holidays.
Algarve Daily News11 AugPortimão Port sails comfortably past passenger record set in 2011, as cruise lines set to focus in on the Algarve in coming years
Portimão Port has set a new annual record for cruise passengers, surpassing the previous high recorded in 2011, the Administration of the Ports of Sines and the Algarve (APS) has announced.
Algarve Daily News11 AugPrime Minister Montenegro spotted on Algarve beach, sparking political row after ‘no holiday’ pledge
Prime Minister Luís Montenegro’s appearance on an Algarve beach with his family and PSD parliamentary leader Hugo Soares has sparked a fresh political controversy, after the prime minister had previously told Parliament that he would not be taking a summer holiday.
Algarve Daily News11 AugLisbon: 41-year-old Swedish woman hit by stray bullet in confrontation between Rua Augusta troublemakers
A man suspected of firing a bullet that struck a tourist on Rua Augusta, in central Lisbon, yesterday evening, was arrested this morning, 11 August. During a search of his home, carried out by the Public Security Police (PSP), agents also seized a shotgun. The victim, a Swedish national, was hit by a stray bullet fired
Algarve Daily News10 Aug‘Algarve’s landfills only have capacity for two more years’: Campaigners slam Government’s €300 million plans to end waste crisis with rubbish incineration facility
Environmental group Zero has described plans to build a new waste incineration facility in the Algarve as a decision that amounts to a huge “mismanagement” of the public interest, arguing that waste prevention, reuse, and recycling should instead be the region’s priorities.
Algarve Daily News10 AugPortimão aerodrome crash: 28-year-old pilot of ‘advertising banner aircraft’ identified as João Martinho
A 28-year-old Portuguese pilot has died after a light aircraft crashed at Portimão Municipal Aerodrome on Saturday morning, 8 August.
Algarve Daily News10 AugAlentejo rail users criticise ‘broken air conditioning in temperatures exceeding 40°C, seat-booking difficulties, and delays’
The Alentejo Railway Users’ Committee has criticised railway operators for difficulties booking seats, “constant delays”, and poor conditions on the trains operating between Beja and Casa Branca, in the municipality of Montemor-o-Novo. These services connect Beja with the wider rail network towards Lisbon and the Algar
Algarve Daily News10 AugWednesday's eclipse: a town-by-town Algarve viewing guide, free to use
This Wednesday evening, 12 August, the Algarve gets its deepest solar eclipse since 1912, with the sun around 92% covered between 18:33 and 20:24.
Algarve Daily News7 Aug‘Algarve is a rich region, but with poor workers’: Trouble in paradise, as locals call for changes to the region’s paradoxical economy
A street demonstration in Faro today, 7 August, organised by the Algarve Trade Union Federation (USAL), called for an end to precarious employment, higher wages, and better living conditions for everyone in the region.
Algarve Daily News7 AugKanye West takes to the stage in Algarve, despite outcry from Israeli ambassador over singer’s antisemitic comments
With doors set to open at 5pm, and the concert due to begin at 9pm, the concert marks the US musician’s third performance in Portugal.
Algarve Daily News7 AugLisbon: Foreigner kidnapped, beaten, and held hostage for two days, as police arrest two Bangladeshi suspects
A 33-year-old foreign national was kidnapped and assaulted for two days in Lisbon, before being released following the payment of a ransom. Two other foreign nationals, aged 35 and 43, were arrested by Portugal’s Judiciary Police (PJ) in an operation codenamed “Taka”, after the official currency of Bangladesh.
Algarve Daily News6 AugAlgarve’s hospitals ‘being prepared to be moved into private hands’, local nurses warn
The Portuguese Nurses’ Union (SEP) has expressed concern over the possibility that management of the Algarve’s regional health board, the Unidade Local de Saúde (ULS), could be transferred to the private sector.
Algarve Daily News6 AugLagos: Foreign drug dealers’ balcony escape ends in serious injury, as two suspects arrested with cannabis, cocaine, and MDMA
Two foreign nationals, aged 27 and 35, who were allegedly part of a drug trafficking network, were arrested in Lagos on Wednesday, 5 August. One of the men was seriously injured after attempting to jump from a balcony in an effort to escape.
Algarve Daily News5 AugAlgarve Removals found to have no involvement in transport of illegal migrants, after viral video shows four men emerging from hole in lorry
A video circulating on social media appears to show four suspected migrants emerging from the roof of a lorry operated by Algarve Removals, a company specialising in international removals between Spain, Portugal, and the UK.
Algarve Daily News5 Aug'Street value of around €500 million': Five tonnes of cocaine seized by Portuguese authorities from shipping containers in Sines
Portugal’s Judicial Police (PJ) have seized five tonnes of cocaine from a container ship searched on Tuesday, 4 August, at the Port of Sines, in the Setúbal district located to the South of Lisbon, the police force announced today.
Algarve Daily News4 AugAlbufeira: GNR arrest four nightclub pickpockets, recovering 29 stolen mobile phones
The GNR detained four men on Sunday, 2 August, suspected of stealing wallets and mobile phones from customers leaving nightlife venues in the municipality of Albufeira.
Algarve Daily News4 Aug‘Tourism is losing steam in Portugal’: The death of a golden goose, or are other industries just catching up?
Tourism continues to bring in more than €36 billion, and accounts for roughly 11.8% of Portugal’s GDP, but while this contribution remains remarkable, the economic growth it represents has fallen to its lowest level since the pandemic.
Algarve Daily News4 AugAlgarvians to take to streets of Faro in protest against low wages and rising cost of living
The Algarve Union of Trade Unions (USAL/CGTP-IN) has called a regional day of action for 7 August in Faro, demanding better living and working conditions, and warning of what it describes as a labour market marked by insecurity, low wages, and a rising cost of living.