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• Albufeira: Bird flu outbreak prompts ban on poultry markets and mandatory confinement of domestic birds 05/12/2025
  Portugal’s Directorate-General for Food and Veterinary Affairs (DGAV) has confirmed a case of bird flu in Albufeira, along with two additional outbreaks on commercial farms in the municipality of Torres Vedras, in the district of Lisbon.
• ‘Unacceptable’: Portimão Hospital faces weekend closure of an A&E unit amidst staff shortages 05/12/2025
  Across the country, four Obstetrics and Gynaecology A&E units are to close on Saturday, and three on Sunday, Portugal’s National Health Service has warned.
• Ticking time bomb: A quarter of Algarve police officers to retire in the next five years 04/12/2025
  The PSP (Public Security Police) in the Algarve expects more than 200 officers to leave the force by 2030, around a quarter of its total manpower, amid an ageing workforce and longstanding staff shortages.
• Outcry as eight Portuguese districts set to lose print newspapers overnight, risking so-called ‘news deserts’ 04/12/2025
  The Left Bloc (BE) on Thursday, 4 December, pressed the Government for answers following a report in the Correio da Manhã newspaper that eight districts risk being left without print newspapers as early as next month, largely due to low purchases of papers over the counter.
• Algarve fills its dams thanks to recent rainstorms: Storm Claudia has brought ‘highest levels in past 10 years’ 03/12/2025
  The Algarve’s reservoirs are now at 72% capacity, ensuring enough water for urban consumption for the next three to four years, José Pimenta Machado, president of the Portuguese Environment Agency, said today.

Portuguese Resident News

• Seven arrests, 45 official suspects in new PJ mega operation 10/12/2025
  PJ police have led another ‘mega operation’ into organised fraud – this time a criminal network that allegedly used the national banking system to launder funds, moving as much as The post Seven arrests, 45 official suspects in new PJ mega operation appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• Carvoeiro celebrates Christmas with Carols on the Cliffs 10/12/2025
  Join us on Thursday, December 18, at 6pm at the Amphitheatre behind the Carvoeiro Chapel “Nossa Senhora de Encarnação”. Many of us remember the joy of singing Christmas carols, some The post Carvoeiro celebrates Christmas with Carols on the Cliffs appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• Pyjama party in Lisbon as 10 EU cities demand more night trains 10/12/2025
  Several associations are organising a pyjama party on Friday at railway stations in 11 European cities, including Lisbon, to demand more night trains to ensure cross-border connections. The protest, in The post Pyjama party in Lisbon as 10 EU cities demand more night trains appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• A very pressing time… 10/12/2025
  A wide choice and a variety of tastes for the discerning palates. Savoury, sweet, spicy, fruity. They are beautifully decorated with festive tops and suitably mouth-wateringly displayed. “I do get The post A very pressing time… appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• The Resident Podcast: Interview with Fred Phillips 10/12/2025
  Creator of the phrase – ‘The Golden Triangle’ – Fred’s story as a new arrival in, and lover of Portuguese culture, is remarkable, heart-warming and highly impressive. It’s a far The post The Resident Podcast: Interview with Fred Phillips appeared first on Portugal Resident.