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Algarve News

• Lagos: woman jumps from 1st floor balcony to escape her partner 18/09/2025
  A woman jumped from the 1st floor balcony of her home yesterday afternoon, to escape a knife attack by her partner, just as police arrived.
• Over €600,000 to be spent on the Arade Dam 18/09/2025
  The Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) are going to invest around €613,000 in the Arade dam, in Silves.
• Scammers based in the Algarve are suspected of defrauding more than 5000 Swedish residents 17/09/2025
  A multi-national group, dismantled yesterday by the Judiciary Police (PJ), is suspected of having defrauded around 5,100 Swedish citizens from Portugal since 2023.
• Prime suspect in Madeleine McCann mystery is released from prison 17/09/2025
  The “prime suspect” in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, Christian Brückner, has been released from Sehnde prison in Germany this morning, and now faces another torrent of speculation.
• Oct 11th & 12th: BLIP EXPO – Only 3 weeks to go! 17/09/2025
  BLiP Expo - the Better Living in Portugal Exhibition – reaches a milestone 25th year of bringing Businesses and Residents/Property Owners face-to-face in one place over the weekend of October 11-12.

Portuguese Resident News

• Government plans ‘profound alteration of rules for taking driving licence’ 18/09/2025
  The government is preparing a “profound alteration of the rules to take the driving licence in Portugal” – and it is already stirring up a hornet’s nest of outrage (principally The post Government plans ‘profound alteration of rules for taking driving licence’ appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• New municipal pool opens in Mexilhoeira da Carregação 18/09/2025
  A brand-new swimming pool boasting an impressive view of the Arade River was inaugurated in Mexilhoeira da Carregação, Lagoa on Monday, September 15. Located in the Boca do Rio urbanisation, The post New municipal pool opens in Mexilhoeira da Carregação appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• Ryanair announces new winter routes for Portugal, uses occasion to criticise 18/09/2025
  Low-cost airline president criticises model for sale of TAP, and (snail-paced progress) on construction of new airport Ryanair executive president Michael O’Leary is not known for pulling his punches, and The post Ryanair announces new winter routes for Portugal, uses occasion to criticise appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• PJ returns to site of Glória tragedy  18/09/2025
  Over two weeks since the deadly crash of the Glória funicular in Lisbon, PJ police were back at the site where 16 people lost their lives, and 22 more were The post PJ returns to site of Glória tragedy  appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• Benfica confirm negotiations to sign José Mourinho 18/09/2025
  SL Benfica have officially confirmed they are in talks to sign José Mourinho as their next head coach. The announcement was made in a statement sent to Portugal’s financial regulator The post Benfica confirm negotiations to sign José Mourinho appeared first on Portugal Resident.