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Portugal Resident14 Sept

Forgiveness and my client work Forgiveness forms a major part of my client work, and its aim is often misunderstood. Clients sometimes think it means that they have to excuse The post Forgiveness – freedom from resentment and self-punishment appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident14 Sept

Portugal has chosen its New 7 Wonders, with seven landmarks from across the country emerging as winners following the grand final held in Sintra on Saturday (September 12). The winners The post Here are Portugal’s New 7 Wonders appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident14 Sept

For the third time this year, newborn puppies have been abandoned in the Mexilhoeira Grande area, close to the railway line. This time, nine were found in a rubbish bin The post Another litter abandoned – this time, none survived appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident13 Sept

In a freedom of conscience vote taken by members on September 11 in the UK parliament, progress was refused to a revised Bill which would have put an end to The post Caring for the unloved ones – The Triage of Death – part 4 appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident13 Sept

Business leaders have reinforced warnings made earlier this summer over the government’s ‘masterplan’ to raise the national minimum wage by €50 each year until 2029. In short, they may not The post Business leaders reinforce warnings over 2027 increase in national minimum wage appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident13 Sept

Paraty “We have gone centuries back in time”, we thought as we first entered the cobbled streets of the old town of Paraty. We were in the lush and beautiful The post A Journey Through Brazil – Part 2 appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident13 Sept

Tempers have been rising with the outdoor temperatures this weekend, and it hasn’t helped that CHEGA president André Ventura has ‘insinuated’ that left-wing party LIVRE may have been behind the The post CHEGA president points finger at LIVRE over alleged break-in at parliamentary office appeared first on Portugal Resid

Portugal Resident13 Sept

It’s Sunday again – a day when opposition politicians frequently launch attacks on the government, or even each other (see story to come). And today, in the wake of the The post PS floats prospect of Fernando Alexandre as candidate for “Worst Education Minister” since 1974 appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident13 Sept

Police say arrivals by bus and train are rising as country struggles with limited removal capacity Portugal is increasingly being used as both a destination and transit point by migrants The post Portugal increasingly used as transit route by irregular migrants – PSP appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident13 Sept

At the metro station of the Jardim Zoológico, Lisbon Zoo, we turned a corner seeking the exit to first encounter the face of a shocked, presumably local woman who seemed The post The naked truth of culture, context & consent appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident12 Sept

The new school year officially began yesterday, but there are hundreds of pupils who have still not been placed due to a lack of vacancies. According to data obtained by The post Hundreds of pupils remain without a place in state system appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident12 Sept

One of Armação de Pêra’s best-known buildings is beginning a new chapter, more than six decades after it helped place a former fishing village on the Algarve’s emerging tourist map. The post From Hotel Garbe to Hilton: a new chapter for an Algarve landmark appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident12 Sept

Note that there are also producers who operate with minimal intervention, focus on sustainability, and use organic principles without seeking organic certification. Certification requires additional time, oversight and expense, and The post Organic, Alentejo wine and under €10 appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident12 Sept

Around 80 people took part in a demonstration in Espinho today – the town where the PM has a family home – to rail against the increase in fuel prices The post Demo in PM’s ‘home-from-home’ town Espinho against fuel prices and cost of living appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident12 Sept

Minister of Internal Administration, Luís Neves, has responded to the announcements of nationwide protests by police syndicates and associations by scheduling two meetings. The meetings – long advocated by both The post Luís Neves schedules meetings with police syndicates after they announce nationwide protests appeare

Portugal Resident12 Sept

The Association of Inspectors and Chiefs of the Maritime Police (AICPM) has filed a lawsuit at Lisbon Administrative Circuit Court against the Portuguese State and the Military Command of the The post Maritime Police sue State and Navy over alleged “operational asphyxiation and military interference” appeared first on

Portugal Resident12 Sept

PJ judicial police have detained a 45-year-old man in Lagos today, on suspicion of having murdered the foreign business couple for whom he worked as a caretaker. In a statement, The post Double murder in Lagos: caretaker detained on suspicion of killing foreign couple “with extreme violence” appeared first on Portugal

Portugal Resident12 Sept

This morning, as I looked out across the valley from the farmhouse, I found myself thinking about the journey that brought me here. When I first arrived in Monchique, I The post A Year in Monchique 3 – Still Learning – September 2026 appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident11 Sept

Stelios, our erudite cab driver plus guide, informed me that Dolly Parton, the legendary Dolly Parton, had died. Consequently, the US president, had announced a week of state mourning and The post Islands in the stream appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident11 Sept

Passengers who take a taxi at Humberto Delgado Airport will now know in advance how much they will pay for the trip, with prices set between €16 and €28, depending The post Taxis at Lisbon airport with fixed fare from October 15 appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident11 Sept

Tickets are now on sale for Beto Kalulu’s major comeback concert, which will celebrate the veteran Carvoeiro musician’s remarkable recovery from a serious fall and a career spanning nearly five The post Tickets on sale for Beto Kalulu’s landmark Lagoa concert appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident11 Sept

An evening of good food, live music and community spirit will help make a difference to children and young people in Portugal when a special charity dinner, organised by Associação The post Charity dinner to raise funds for Associação Lighthouse Global’s educational projects appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident11 Sept

Portugal’s GNR police have seized 7,275 litres of petrol, a high-speed vessel and various items believed to be linked to drug trafficking during a coastal surveillance and control operation off The post Suspected ‘narco launch’ seized off Quarteira beach, loaded with fuel appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident11 Sept

Six Indonesian fishermen have been rescued and one is still listed as missing after the fishing vessel they were on sank close to Sesimbra this morning. According to the Search The post Shipwreck in Sesimbra: six Indonesian fishermen rescue, one missing appeared first on Portugal Resident .