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  • Monchique(14)
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  • Portimão(130)
  • São Brás de Alportel(18)
  • Silves(36)
  • Tavira(28)
  • Vila do Bispo(13)
  • Vila Real de Santo António(5)
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Amanhecer opens four new stores in Portugal

📍 Algarve🏖️ Daily Life#retail+1 more

The retail chain Amanhecer has expanded its presence in Portugal with the opening of four new locations.

Echo BoomerEcho Boomer1h ago

Six months later, some split parishes are still settling accounts from the separation

📍 Algarve🏛️ Government⚖️ Legal#government-policy+1 more

The example of Moncarapacho and Fuseta is an extreme case, with the division of the former union's accounts reaching the courts. Anafre gives a positive assessment but admits that the process was “very rushed”.

publico.pt7h ago

Grenade without explosive charge thrown into car in Olhão

📍 Algarve⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#crime-report+1 more

The alert reached the PSP just before 10:00, when the object was detected inside the vehicle with a broken window, parked next to the railway line.

Correio da Manhã13 Apr
Grenade without explosive charge thrown into car in Olhão

Grenade without explosive charge thrown into car in Olhão

📍 Algarve⚖️ Legal#crime-report+1 more

The alert reached the PSP just before 10:00, when the object was detected inside the vehicle with a broken window, parked next to the railway line.

Correio da Manhã12 Apr
Grenade without explosive charge thrown into car in Olhão

Inert grenade thrown into car in Olhão

📍 Algarve⚖️ Legal#crime-report+1 more

The alert reached the PSP shortly before 10:00, when the object was detected inside the vehicle with a broken window, parked next to the railway line.

Correio da Manhã12 Apr
Inert grenade thrown into car in Olhão

Vendors at Olhão Market say they cannot avoid price hikes due to the conflict in the Middle East

📍 Algarve💶 Finance🏖️ Daily Life#cost-of-living+1 more

The conflict in the Middle East is having a direct impact on the price of the Portuguese food basket. The latest data indicate a new all-time high.

Correio da Manhã12 Apr
Vendors at Olhão Market say they cannot avoid price hikes due to the conflict in the Middle East

Algarve to have a new place to work and connect

📍 Algarve💼 Work🏖️ Daily Life#coworking+3 more

Home News Algarve to have a new place to work and connect Algarve to have a new place to work and connect A new coworking space is opening its doors in Olhão this week, bringing a fresh option for freelancers, remote workers, and small teams in the Algarve.

The Portugal News2 Apr
Algarve to have a new place to work and connect

Fuseta Lifeboat Station may become a heritage site

📍 Algarve📜 History🎭 Culture#heritage+2 more

The Fuseta Shipwreck Rescue Institute, in Olhão, is on its way to being classified as a site of national interest. The goal is to rehabilitate the location as a meeting point for culture and heritage.

Observador30 Mar
Fuseta Lifeboat Station may become a heritage site

70-metre giant Folar distributed to the population in Olhão

📍 Algarve🎭 Culture🏖️ Daily Life#gastronomy+2 more

A bakery used dozens of kilograms of ingredients to make the giant Folar.

Correio da Manhã29 Mar
70-metre giant Folar distributed to the population in Olhão

PJ catches criminal group with 350 kg of hashish in Olhão

📍 Algarve⚖️ Legal#crime-report+1 more

Four suspects had the narcotic product inside a van. The drugs are believed to have entered by sea.

Correio da Manhã27 Mar
PJ catches criminal group with 350 kg of hashish in Olhão

PJ arrests 19-year-old suspect for attempted murder by shooting in Olhão

📍 Algarve⚖️ Legal#crime-report+1 more

The assault was motivated by debts and conflicts, authorities reported.

Correio da Manhã27 Mar
PJ arrests 19-year-old suspect for attempted murder by shooting in Olhão

PJ arrests 19-year-old suspect for attempted murder by shooting in Olhão

📍 Algarve⚖️ Legal#crime-report+1 more

The assault was motivated by debts and conflicts, authorities reported.

Correio da Manhã26 Mar
PJ arrests 19-year-old suspect for attempted murder by shooting in Olhão

PJ makes four arrests for drug trafficking and seizes 350 kilograms of hashish in Olhão

📍 Algarve⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#crime-report+1 more

The detainees are aged between 21 and 33.

Correio da Manhã26 Mar
PJ makes four arrests for drug trafficking and seizes 350 kilograms of hashish in Olhão

PJ catches criminal group with 350 kg of hashish in Olhão

📍 Algarve⚖️ Legal#crime-report+1 more

Four suspects had the narcotic product inside a van. The drugs are believed to have entered by sea.

Correio da Manhã26 Mar
PJ catches criminal group with 350 kg of hashish in Olhão

Luxury restaurant manager missing in the Algarve allegedly kidnapped and robbed by two acquaintances

📍 Algarve⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#public-safety+1 more

Suspects allegedly made withdrawals using Ricardo Claro's bank cards and abandoned the car in Olhão, where jackets, keys, and adhesive tape were found in the trash.

Correio da Manhã20 Mar
Luxury restaurant manager missing in the Algarve allegedly kidnapped and robbed by two acquaintances

Residents report police presence at the site where the luxury restaurant director's car was found

📍 Algarve⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#public-safety+1 more

The vehicle belonging to Ricardo Claro, who remains missing, was parked next to a restaurant in Olhão.

Correio da Manhã19 Mar
Residents report police presence at the site where the luxury restaurant director's car was found

Car belonging to managing director of luxury restaurant in Vale do Lobo found

📍 Algarve⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#public-safety+2 more

The vehicle was parked next to a restaurant in Olhão. Ricardo Claro remains missing.

Correio da Manhã19 Mar
Car belonging to managing director of luxury restaurant in Vale do Lobo found

Train collision leaves one injured. Services suspended

📍 Algarve🚇 Infrastructure⚖️ Legal#public-transport+2 more

The collision was recorded in the eastern area of Olhão, next to a campsite located near an automated level crossing.

Observador18 Mar
Train collision leaves one injured. Services suspended

Train accident in Olhão leaves one injured and suspends Algarve line service

📍 Algarve🚇 Infrastructure⚖️ Legal#public-transport+2 more

The accident was recorded near a campsite located close to an automated level crossing.

Correio da Manhã18 Mar
Train accident in Olhão leaves one injured and suspends Algarve line service

Train accident in Olhão leaves one injured and suspends rail traffic

📍 Algarve🚇 Infrastructure⚖️ Legal#public-transport+2 more

The affected section is the one connecting the Olhão station to the remaining towns in the eastern Algarve, such as Fuseta, Tavira, and Vila Real de Santo António, where the line ends.

CNN Portugal18 Mar
Train accident in Olhão leaves one injured and suspends rail traffic

"Customers complain a lot": fuel price increase dictates demand in markets

📍 Algarve💶 Finance🏖️ Daily Life#cost-of-living+2 more

The conflict in the Middle East promises to affect fuel prices but also food goods, such as fish. In Olhão, CNN Portugal reporter Elsa Bicho reports that there is less activity at the market.

CNN Portugal18 Mar
"Customers complain a lot": fuel price increase dictates demand in markets

Open Art Exhibition brings international creativity to Olhão

📍 Algarve🎭 Culture#art-exhibition+2 more

Dozens of artists from across the globe are currently showcasing their work in Olhão as part of the Open Art Exhibition, a collective show running at República 14 until March The post Open Art Exhibition brings international creativity to Olhão appeared first on Portugal Resident.

Portugal Resident10 Mar
Open Art Exhibition brings international creativity to Olhão

Algarve school nutrition scheme

📍 Algarve🎓 Education#school-nutrition+2 more

Home News Algarve school nutrition scheme Algarve school nutrition scheme The Olhão municipality is closely monitoring the preparation and distribution of meals served in the municipality's schools, with the aim of identifying strengths, correcting weaknesses, and improving the service provided t

The Portugal News3 Feb
Algarve school nutrition scheme

Ambulances out of service in the South. Olhão guarantees an ambulance from 8pm

📍 Algarve🩺 Health🚇 Infrastructure#healthcare+3 more

Antena 1 confirmed there will be an ambulance ready to respond from 8pm, after reports indicated there would be no resources available in the South until midnight.

RTP Notícias10 Jan
Ambulances out of service in the South. Olhão guarantees an ambulance from 8pm

Health: Catarina accuses government of abandoning the country

📍 Algarve🩺 Health🏛️ Government#emergency-services+3 more

“That means there will not be any regional INEM centre anywhere in the south of the country. It is the abandonment of the country; it is an attack on the public's safety and health,” said the candidate in Olhão.

Observador3 Jan
Health: Catarina accuses government of abandoning the country

New Algarve park to host Jazz Festival

📍 Algarve🎭 Culture🧭 Travel#jazz-festival+2 more

Home News New Algarve park to host Jazz Festival New Algarve park to host Jazz Festival The new Olhão Poente Riverside Park is set to host a Jazz Festival this summer, intended to be “another landmark in the municipality” and "a regional reference in the area of ​​culture.

The Portugal News27 Dec
New Algarve park to host Jazz Festival