Algarve Daily News18h 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 News18h ago87-year-old man dies in Portimão Hospital following 12 hours in waiting room: health watchdog to investigate
Portugal’s health inspectorate, the Inspeção-Geral das Atividades em Saúde (IGAS), is set to open an inquiry into the death of an elderly man who died in the early hours of Wednesday, 4 November, while waiting to be seen in the A&E department at Portimão Hospital.
Algarve Daily News29 OctPortimão takes on vandals with a campaign to protect its 16th-century stonework
Portimão Council is set to launch an awareness campaign in the hopes of deterring vandals targeting the Manueline stonework of the old Quinta dos Morais, now on display in the Jardim Ribeiro Telles, beside the Municipal Market. The pieces date back to the 16th century. They have been repeatedly daubed, scrawled on, and
Algarve Daily News28 OctPortimão Marina named Southern Europe’s best for the second year running
Portimão Marina has been crowned “Best Marina in Southern Europe” for the second year in a row at the World Luxury Travel Awards 2026, an international competition celebrating the luxury tourism sector. The accolade serves to recognise the quality of its winner’s services and infrastructure, as well as the overall expe
Algarve Daily News16 OctAlgarve TikToker arrested following alleged kidnap plot to abduct follower over €3,500 debt
A social media influencer from Portimão, known online as Mia, has been arrested by the Polícia Judiciária (PJ) on suspicion of commissioning the kidnapping of an online follower from Espinho, in the Aveiro district.
Algarve Daily News15 OctMercadona opens its first Algarve supermarket in Portimão, with dozens queueing for inaugural entry
Mercadona opened its first Algarve supermarket this Thursday morning, 15 October, at the Nova Vila Retail Park in Portimão.
Algarve Daily News9 OctPortimão welcomes Portugal’s first training centre for adaptive and inclusive sailing
The country’s first training and education centre for adaptive and inclusive sailing, one of just a handful in the world, will open at Portimão Marina in November and should be fully up and running from January 2027, the Vela Solidária association, the project’s promoter, has announced.
Algarve Daily News25 SeptAlvor drug smugglers: Police arrest 14 men, seizing four dinghies and 142 jerrycans over two incidents
The Maritime Police seized two vessels, two engines, and five fuel jerrycans hidden in the vegetation along the coast of Alvor (Portimão municipality) yesterday, 24 September, suspecting they were part of a network supporting maritime drug trafficking. The same day, also in Alvor, 14 men were arrested while refuelling
Algarve Daily News22 SeptFaro and Portimão Hospitals strengthen their workforce with 100 much needed nurses and 36 operational staff
The Algarve Local Health Unit (ULS Algarve) has welcomed 136 new professionals to Faro and Portimão Hospitals, including 100 nurses and 36 operational assistants.
Algarve Daily News21 SeptPortimão: Two police officers run over by drunk driver who fled scene after having license suspended
Two PSP (Public Security Police) officers were struck by a vehicle in the early hours of this morning, 21 September, in Portimão by a drunk driver who fled the scene while being given a ticket.
Algarve Daily News16 SeptPortimão: Authorities rush to clear blanket of exotic algae on Praia do Alemão before foul smell attracts pests
Part of the coastline in Portimão has been transformed by a thick carpet of brown algae, rugulopteryx okamurae , with tonnes of the invasive species washing ashore and covering stretches of sand.
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 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 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 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 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 News20 JulPatients 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.
Algarve Daily News7 JulPortimão: Police made 17 arrests during Afro Nation festival in Algarve, as 40,000 visitors partied on the beach
Seventeen people were arrested by Public Security Police (PSP) officers during this month’s Afro Nation festival, which ended on Sunday, 5 July, at the nightlife hotspot of Praia da Rocha in Portimão.
Algarve Daily News30 JunPortimão: 19-year-old babysitter arrested for sexual abuse against two children - suspect bought silence with sweets and video games
The Judicial Police (PJ) has arrested a 19-year-old babysitter for allegedly committing 20 acts of sexual abuse against two children, aged seven and eight, in Portimão between some time beginning in May, up to 24 June. It is alleged that the suspect gave the children sweets and let them play video games to prevent them