Actualités locales

Housing campaigners are taking to the streets of Lisbon today (Saturday, October 24), marching from Marquês de Pombal to Rossio Square to demand urgent measures to tackle Portugal’s worsening housing The post Housing protests continue …

Portugal’s National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC) has confirmed a cyberattack on the country’s national firefighters’ database, potentially exposing sensitive personal information belonging to thousands of firefighters. In a The post Cyberattack exposes personal …

The PSP has today deployed police forces to monitor demonstrations for the right to housing in various towns and cities across the country – with particular focus on Lisbon and The post PSP pledges to …

Eyes are on the Azores airbase of Lajes today, as the international press discusses the possibility of America launching new strikes against Iran ‘after the U.S. and Israeli elections’. Given The post Eyes on Azores …

If you’ve spent some time in Portugal, you’ve probably heard the older folk, especially the ladies, complaining about the “correntes de ar”, those pesky air draughts that love to “apanhar The post Curing the common …

Portuguese president, António José Seguro, has convened a meeting of the Council of State for 2 November at 3 pm on the subject of social cohesion – a topic on The post President convenes Council …

The fevered melting pot of the last couple of weeks has extended now to students, who closed schools today in Lisbon calling for “better conditions in education”, and quite a The post “They’re destroying our …

In this News Review episode, host Carl Munson and The Resident news writer Natasha Donn catch up after Natasha’s break and discuss her top Portuguese news picks: Alentejo town halls The post News Review: Housing …

Mayor of Gaia, Luís Filipe Menezes has harshly criticised the government for standing in his municipality’s way over a project to build 2,500 homes for young people on a derelict The post Mayor of Gaia …

It was a clever formulation. He did not promise happiness but merely gave us permission to find it. Which makes me wonder how one could chase something so ephemeral because The post The pursuit of …

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 …

Shared e-scooter operator Bolt said this Friday, 23 October, that pulling the scooters from Lisbon’s streets may leave residents with fewer affordable, sustainable ways to get around. Locals were responsible for 78% of trips carried …

Environment and Energy Minister Maria da Graça Carvalho will travel to the Algarve on 30 October to sign off two agreements: One is meant to bolster flood prevention in Faro; the other will study alternatives …

Portugal’s National Republican Guard (GNR) has arrested one man and seized two Kalashnikov assault rifles, nine vehicles, a boat fitted with two engines, and around 10,000 litres of fuel during a nationwide operation targeting maritime …

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 …

The Iberian Lynx Conservation Action Plan (PACLIP 2026–2030) has been approved through an order published today in the Diário da República, Portugal’s official gazette. In a statement, the Ministry of Environment said the plan marks …

The detection of West Nile virus in a bird at Costa Esuri, on the Spanish side of the Guadiana river, has led Andalusian authorities to place the area on alert, as well as raising concerns …

A 34-year-old English man suffered a traumatic brain injury this Tuesday afternoon, 20 October, after falling around 10 metres (33ft) from a cliff near Praia do Amado, in the Algarve municipality of Aljezur.

More than 42,000 hectares of stone pine grow across the Algarve, much of it producing few pine cones, if any. Tapping these trees for resin may give owners a fresh source of income, with the …

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 …

O Município de Lagos marca presença no Congresso Nacional AHRESP 2026, que decorre nos dias 22 e 23 de outubro, no Centro de Congressos do Arade, em Lagoa, sob o tema «A Arte do Conhecimento …

Lagos recebe, nos dias 2 e 3 de novembro de 2026, o 15.º Encontro Nacional do Grupo de Trabalho Brincar na Cidade Educadora , sob o tema «À Descoberta do Brincar». O evento terá lugar …

O cientista político António Costa Pinto, a advogada Teresa Violante, o académico António Branco e a jornalista Elisabete Rodrigues vão estar, no próximo sábado, dia 24 de outubro, à conversa sobre “...

O Município de Lagos assinala, no próximo dia 27 de outubro, mais um Dia do Município, com um programa que convida a comunidade a participar em diferentes momentos de celebração, encontro e valorizaç...

Combater a desinformação, que leva à discriminação, ao ódio e ao racismo, para melhor compreender as diferenças e integrar na comunidade as pessoas que procuram o nosso país e concelho para aqui cons...

O Município de Lagos participou ontem, dia 15 de outubro, em Lisboa, na FINA 2026 – Feira de Inovação e Negócios Azuis, promovida pelo Centro de Competência em Economia Azul (C2EA), que reúne entidad...

O Barão de São João – Walk & Art Fest regressa, de 6 a 8 de novembro, para mais uma edição que convida a descobrir a natureza, explorar formas de expressão artística e celebrar a …

Realizado no Centro Cultural de Lagos, no passado dia 3 de outubro, e contando com o apoio das câmaras municipais (Aljezur, Lagos e Vila do Bispo) que integram a entidade organizadora, o II Congresso...

A atividade «E temos o povo…», realizada no final de setembro, na Meia Praia, reviveu o 25 de Abril, recordou o projeto SAAL e debateu os desafios da Habitação. A iniciativa, promovida pela Comissão ...

O Município de Lagos foi distinguido com três prémios no IV Congresso Cidade Social, que decorreu nos dias 1 e 2 de outubro, em Lagoa e Portimão, reunindo cerca de 400 participantes de todo o …