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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

• 285 Portuguese establishments awarded “Soletes” 09/12/2025
  The gastronomic Repsol Guide has awarded “Soletes” to 285 notable establishments, including cafés, pastry shops, fast-food outlets, ice cream parlours, snack bars, kiosks, restaurants, bars, and wine bars. The awards ceremony, held in Lisbon on November The post 285 Portuguese establishments awarded “Soletes” appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• Attorney General hopes Spinumviva decision ‘ready for Christmas’ 09/12/2025
  Attorney General Amadeu Guerra said today that he ‘hopes’ the preliminary investigation into the Spinumviva case – involving the family of Prime Minister Luís Montenegro – will be completed by The post Attorney General hopes Spinumviva decision ‘ready for Christmas’ appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• Smiles all around at Christ The King Christmas Fayre 09/12/2025
  After many, many hours of preparation – baking, sewing, beading, cutting, glueing and much, much more, the morning of the Saturday, November 29 arrived and the Christmas Fayre of Christ The post Smiles all around at Christ The King Christmas Fayre appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• Goods drivers and truckers join Thursday’s general strike 09/12/2025
  With less than two days to go before the country comes to a standstill, another union has announced its support for the protest. It represents drivers of hazardous materials and The post Goods drivers and truckers join Thursday’s general strike appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• “Europe under attack” – António Costa responds to ‘threats and interference’ from US 09/12/2025
  In another surreal week in which the Trump administration has revealed that it seeks to ‘aggressively pursue objectives of aligning Europe to the North American vision’ in numerous spheres  – The post “Europe under attack” – António Costa responds to ‘threats and interference’ from US appeared first on Portugal Resident.