Algarve Daily News19h agoPortimão housing protesters invite Algarvians to pitch tents in town hall square this weekend
Housing rights campaigners are set to pitch camp in Portimão’s Praça do Município on Saturday, 7 November, from 6pm. The event will be host to cultural activities, a community kitchen, and a people’s assembly. It builds on the movement’s first assembly, held on 1 November.
Algarve Daily News2d agoIs Portugal sacrificing the Algarve’s rural communities to the same short-term rental investors that ate up the holiday mecca’s coastline?
When the impact of short-term rentals (STRs, locally known as Alojamento Local, or AL) on housing in Portugal is discussed, the debate tends to focus on Lisbon and Porto. This has been seen in recent weeks with the housing encampments, which have incensed a nationwide debate on the outrageous costs of buying or renting
Algarve Daily News4d agoPolice continue to beat housing protesters in Lisbon and Porto, as court rules in favour of tent encampments
The Lisbon Administrative Court ruled on Sunday, 1 November, that the 12.30am cut-off for demonstrations is not “absolute and automatic”, allowing a protester to stay overnight in Rossio, in Lisbon, with a tent.
Algarve Daily News27 Oct‘Portugal’s blocked generation need housing solutions’ urges President Seguro, as violent tensions between police and protestors continue
President António José Seguro has called for urgent answers to Portugal’s housing crisis, warning that it is leaving young people stuck in a “blocked generation”. He also urged dialogue between campaign groups and parliamentarians, rejecting any sort of incitement of violence at protests.
Algarve Daily News26 OctProtestors gather in Faro, fighting back against police violence at housing encampments in Lisbon and Porto
More than 100 people gathered in Faro’s Praça da Liberdade on Sunday, 25 October, to protest against the police handling of the housing protest camps, or acampadas, in Lisbon and Porto. Participants condemned the undue violence used against peaceful demonstrators seeking to defend the right to housing, freedom, and dem
Algarve Daily News23 OctPresident Seguro calls parliamentarians to urgent meeting, following housing protests across Portugal’s major cities
President António José Seguro has called a meeting of the Council of State for the afternoon of Monday, 2 November, at Belém Palace, with social cohesion on the agenda. The summons was published on the Presidency’s website on Friday, 23 October.
Algarve Daily News22 OctPortugal approves law to free up thousands of ‘frozen’ homes locked in family disputes: ‘Single heir can force sale after two years of deadlock’
The Government has given the green light to a decree aimed at “ending blockages" in an important area: housing. Announcing the decision after Thursday’s Council of Ministers, on 22 October, Minister of the Presidency António Leitão Amaro said ministers had approved the decree-law “regulating, and seeking to end, the sc
Algarve Daily News19 OctHundreds take to streets of Faro in fight against exorbitant housing costs, as Portugal’s nationwide youth protests continue
Over 200 people gathered in Faro over the weekend to protest against sky-high property prices in the Algarve, and to demand solutions that would allow the region’s workers to be relieved of the crushing weight of high rent costs and unattainable house prices.
Algarve Daily News16 OctPorto housing protest shut down after being ‘beaten out of tents by police’ and threatened by ‘far-right infiltrators’
A housing protest that has occupied the heart of Porto for several nights was forced to stand down in the early hours of Friday, 16 October, with organisers pointing the finger at far-right infiltrators.
Algarve Daily News13 OctFire rages through overcrowded social housing in Faro, leaving 29 people displaced
A fire tore through the Horta da Areia social housing estate in Faro early this Tuesday afternoon, 13 October, destroying at least two prefabricated homes and several outbuildings and leaving 29 people displaced. No injuries were reported, and the blaze was brought under control about an hour after the alarm was raised
Algarve Daily News12 OctQuinta do Lago: Three builders killed in workplace accident at private house in luxury resort
Three construction workers have died in a workplace accident at Quinta do Lago, in the municipality of Loulé, after being found dead inside a septic tank at a private property.
Algarve Daily News12 OctSix foreign men removed from illegally occupied property on Faro’s Culatra Island
The six men were identified by the Maritime Police and left the vacant property voluntarily, with no arrests being carried out. The incident comes amid growing concerns over drug-smuggling activity and criminal networks operating along the Algarve’s coast.
Algarve Daily News25 SeptAlbufeira: Belgian woman, 22, breaks leg after being smashed against rocks by rip current
A 22-year-old Belgian woman was rescued this Thursday, September 24, by crew members from the Ferragudo Lifeboat Station after being swept away by a strong current and rammed against jagged rocks at Salamitras Beach, in the municipality of Albufeira. The victim suffered a leg fracture.
Algarve Daily News21 SeptNew Bishop of the Algarve calls for an open Church that ‘welcomes people from every continent and different cultures’
The new Bishop of the Algarve today called for a Church “where no one feels excluded” and with a “doors wide open” approach, capable of responding to the reality of a region where people from every continent arrive and different cultures and religious beliefs coexist, in what was his first homily in the role.
Algarve Daily News3 SeptDutch owner of Fábrica do Inglês Cork Museum signs archival collection into the hands of Silves Council
Silves Town Council today formally took custody of the documentary and archival collection of the freshly-opened Cork Museum, following the signing of a donation agreement by the company that acquired the property, 16 years after the museum shut its doors.
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 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 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 News27 JulAlgarve luxury resort Verdelago tackles worker housing crisis with a new complex - not for tourists, but for staff
A luxury resort in Portugal's Algarve is to build a dedicated accommodation complex for hundreds of its employees, complete with a swimming pool, sports facilities, a restaurant, and bungalows, as developers seek to address the persistent challenge of housing largely seasonal workers in one of the country's busiest hol
Algarve Daily News24 JulHarry and Meghan share Alentejo holiday snaps, as Sussexes summer at their Portuguese villa in Melides
The Duchess of Sussex has shared a series of photographs from the family's summer holiday in Portugal’s Alentejo region on Thursday, 23 July, offering a rare glimpse into the couple's private life, including images of Prince Harry and their children, Archie and Lilibet.
Algarve Daily News23 JulLisbon’s second airport to cost €8.5 billion and only open in 2035, as city struggles with immense passenger queues
Portugal's Minister for Infrastructure and Housing, Miguel Pinto Luz, unveiled on Wednesday, 22 July, the government's new airport strategy for the Lisbon region, declaring that the construction of a second airport had moved "from the decision-making phase to the implementation phase". "We dreamed of a new airport for
Algarve Daily News17 JulAlgarve house prices top €3,100 per square metre as market continues to leave locals in the dust
The median price of family homes in Portugal rose to a sky-high €2,076 per square metre in the past year, according to a new official report, marking a 16.8% increase on the previous year, with the Algarve remaining the country's second most expensive region for residential property.
Algarve Daily News10 JulPortugal given a slap on the wrist by EU: ‘You must improve on affordable housing and access to healthcare’
The Council of the European Union has pushed Portugal to urgently step up investment in affordable housing and improve access to healthcare, whilst ensuring that net expenditure remains within the fiscal limits already agreed, in a statement released today, 10 July.
Algarve Daily News29 Jun27-year-old British tourist found dead in Vilamoura swimming pool, as police question friends of victim
A 27-year-old British tourist was found dead in the early hours of Monday morning in the swimming pool of a holiday rental property in Vilamoura, in the municipality of Loulé.