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Jornal do Algarve23 Jul

Salir passa a dispor de zona de apoio à população em caso de incêndio

O Município de Loulé instalou uma Zona de Concentração e Apoio à População (ZCAP) na Escola Básica Sebastião Teixeira, em Salir, com capacidade para acolher até 30 pessoas em caso de incêndio rural ou outra situação de emergência que obrigue à evacuação temporária da população. A estrutura foi preparada pelo Serviço Mu

Portugal Resident23 Jul

Eye-witness to murder in Porto left waiting by police

The awful story behind the violent death of Porto building contractor Francisco Sousa has been amplified today by news that his final moments were seen by a passer-by, who called The post Eye-witness to murder in Porto left waiting by police appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident23 Jul

Lagos firefighters help deliver baby in ambulance

A baby girl was born in a Lagos firefighters’ ambulance on Tuesday afternoon after her mother’s labour progressed too quickly for her to reach hospital. The Lagos Volunteer Fire Brigade The post Lagos firefighters help deliver baby in ambulance appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident23 Jul

ULS Algarve admits ambulance delays; minister says reports are “absolutely false”

The head of the Algarve Local Health Unit (ULS Algarve) has acknowledged that ambulances are sometimes delayed outside the region’s hospitals while patients are handed over to emergency departments, even The post ULS Algarve admits ambulance delays; minister says reports are “absolutely false” appeared first on Portuga

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Jornal do Algarve23 Jul

Cinco concelhos algarvios estão hoje com perigo “máximo” de incêndio rural

O Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA) colocou Monchique, Silves, Loulé, São Brás de Alportel e Tavira com perigo máximo de incêndio rural hoje, dia 23 de julho. Também Vila do Bispo, Aljezur, Lagos, Portimão, Alcoutim, Castro Marim e Vila Real de Santo António foram classificados com “muito elevado”. O lar

Portugal Resident22 Jul

CHEGA considers parliamentary inquiry into Luís Neves’ mandates at PJ

CHEGA leader André Ventura is considering calling for a parliamentary inquiry into Luís Neves’s eight years at the head of Portugal’s Polícia Judiciária, as prosecutors take direct control of an The post CHEGA considers parliamentary inquiry into Luís Neves’ mandates at PJ appeared first on Portugal Resident .

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Postal22 Jul

Casa onde Hitler nasceu fica na Áustria e é agora uma esquadra da polícia

Edifício onde Adolf Hitler nasceu passou a funcionar como esquadra da polícia e centro de formação das forças de segurança na Áustria

Portugal Resident22 Jul

Ambulance delays at Algarve hospitals are “putting lives at risk” – firefighters and municipalities

Ambulances across the Algarve are being kept waiting for hours outside hospital emergency departments, leaving fewer vehicles available to respond to 112 calls and putting patients at risk, the Algarve The post Ambulance delays at Algarve hospitals are “putting lives at risk” – firefighters and municipalities appeared

Portugal Resident22 Jul

Government still ‘hiding’ full amount of emergency spending on exams fiasco

With calls for transparency in the shambolic roll-out of this year’s digital marking of around 300,000 secondary school exams, tabloid Correio da Manhã reveals that on top of the already The post Government still ‘hiding’ full amount of emergency spending on exams fiasco appeared first on Portugal Resident .

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Jornal do Algarve22 Jul

Município de Lagoa abre concurso para recrutar 14 agentes da Polícia Municipal

O Município de Lagoa tem a decorrer, até 3 de agosto, um concurso externo de ingresso para a admissão de estagiários destinados ao preenchimento de 14 postos de trabalho na carreira de Polícia Municipal, na categoria de Agente Municipal de 2.ª Classe. A abertura do procedimento concursal visa reforçar os efetivos da Po

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Postal22 Jul

Lagoa abre concurso para contratar 14 agentes da Polícia Municipal

Candidaturas às 14 vagas devem ser apresentadas através da plataforma de recrutamento do Município até 3 de agosto

Portugal Resident21 Jul

Boy, 11, stabs father “trying to protect mother” in Lisbon

An 11-year-old boy allegedly stabbed his father while trying to protect his mother during a domestic violence incident in Lisbon this morning, police have confirmed. The incident occurred at around The post Boy, 11, stabs father “trying to protect mother” in Lisbon appeared first on Portugal Resident .

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Barlavento21 Jul

Lagoa abre concurso para 14 agentes da Polícia Municipal

O concurso externo destina-se ao reforço da Polícia Municipal de Lagoa e prevê o preenchimento de 14 postos de trabalho. O conteúdo Lagoa abre concurso para 14 agentes da Polícia Municipal aparece primeiro em Barlavento .

Portugal Resident21 Jul

Luís Neves trailer affair escalates into criminal inquiry

Evidence gathered in an initial inquiry into how a trailer seized by PJ Judicial Police ended up in the hands of a contractor (who is a friend of interior minister The post Luís Neves trailer affair escalates into criminal inquiry appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident21 Jul

Experts question secrecy over police contracts with builder linked to interior minister

Legal, transparency and cybersecurity experts have questioned the PJ judicial police’s decision to keep details of most of its contracts with a construction company linked to Interior Minister Luís Neves The post Experts question secrecy over police contracts with builder linked to interior minister appeared first on P

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Jornal do Algarve21 Jul

Perigo “máximo” e “muito elevado” de incêndio para vários concelhos algarvios hoje

O Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA) colocou Loulé, São Brás de Alportel e Tavira com perigo “máximo” de incêndio rural no dia de hoje. Vila do Bispo, Monchique, Portimão, Silves, Alcoutim, Castro Marim e Vila Real de Santo António estão com risco “muito elevado” e Aljezur, Lagos e Faro com “elevado”. A [

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Postal21 Jul

Consumidores portugueses levam operadora espanhola a tribunal por causa do apagão ibérico

A falha elétrica que atingiu Portugal e Espanha em abril de 2025 chegou agora aos tribunais, com uma ação que pode envolver milhões de consumidores

Portugal Resident20 Jul

GNR officer who ran over sister-in-law, brutally attacked child, remanded in custody

The disturbing story of a GNR officer who ran over his own sister-in-law in Almeirim earlier this month, and then leapt out of his vehicle to violently beat her granddaughter, The post GNR officer who ran over sister-in-law, brutally attacked child, remanded in custody appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Algarve Daily News20 Jul

Patients left inside scorching hot ambulances and ‘inhumane’ conditions: Portimão Hospital rejects allegations from patients

The Algarve’s local hospital board, ULS Algarve, has rejected allegations of undignified and inhumane conditions at Portimão Hospital's Accident and Emergency department, insisting it is untrue that patients are left waiting in extreme heat or inside ambulances.

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Postal20 Jul

GNR detém 76 pessoas e regista 710 infrações rodoviárias numa semana no Algarve

Excesso de velocidade, falta de inspeção e álcool ao volante estiveram entre as principais infrações registadas no Algarve

Portugal Resident20 Jul

Air Force rescues four people in less than 12 hours

The Portuguese Air Force carried out two rescue missions yesterday, rescuing four people in less than 12 hours from areas that were difficult to reach by any other means. According The post Air Force rescues four people in less than 12 hours appeared first on Portugal Resident .

The Portugal News20 Jul

Fifteen municipalities in five Portugal districts at maximum fire risk

Fifteen municipalities in the districts of Vila Real, Bragança, Castelo Branco, Guarda and Faro are at maximum risk of wildfires on 20 July, according to IPMA, which forecasts temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius in the interior of the country.

Portugal Resident20 Jul

ULS Algarve rejects claims of ‘inhumane’ conditions at Portimão Hospital A&E

The Algarve Local Health Unit (ULS Algarve) has strongly denied allegations that patients arriving by ambulance at Portimão Hospital’s emergency department are being left waiting in extreme heat, describing the The post ULS Algarve rejects claims of ‘inhumane’ conditions at Portimão Hospital A&E appeared first on Portu

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Jornal do Algarve20 Jul

Algarve tem hoje concelhos com risco “máximo” e “muito elevado” de incêndio rural

O Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA) colocou Loulé, São Brás de Alportel e Tavira com perigo “máximo” de incêndio rural no dia de hoje. Com perigo “muito elevado” estão os concelhos Vila do Bispo, Aljezur, Lagos, Monchique, Portimão, Silves, Alcoutim, Castro Marim e Vila Real de Santo António. Já Albufeir