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Algarve News

• TVDE driver nationwide strike against Uber commissions 30/06/2025
  Uber is the target of a nationwide protest by TVDE drivers, denouncing commissions that are higher than the legal limit and at unsustainable rates.
• Algarve hotel industry targets upper middle class 30/06/2025
  Algarve hoteliers expect to make 6% more by the end of the summer compared to 2024, by focusing on the upper middle class, admitting that there are Portuguese people who prefer to spend their holidays in other cheaper countries.
• Albufeira joins the "Social Radar" project 27/06/2025
  The Municipality of Albufeira has joined the “Albufeira Social Radar” project, which aims to identify people, families and groups in situations of social vulnerability or at risk of poverty and social exclusion, in conjunction with entities of the municipality's Social Network.
• Burning car on the A22 causes chaos 27/06/2025
  A car caught fire on the A22 this morning at around 10:00am, causing chaos near the junction to Boliqueime, in the Faro/Portimão direction.
• 13 new family doctors hired to assist 22,000 Algarve patients 26/06/2025
  The Algarve Local Health Unit have announced it will hire 13 new doctors specialising in General and Family Medicine for the Algarve, guaranteeing Family Doctors to around 22,750 users in the region.

Portuguese Resident News

• Thinking outside the box to solve Portugal’s affordable housing dilemma 30/06/2025
  Hong Kong authorities show Portugal how to speed-up public housing construction  Portugal’s AD government has admitted to struggling to achieve its plans to build much-need public housing, and needing a The post Thinking outside the box to solve Portugal’s affordable housing dilemma appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• Tiago Fernandes named head coach of Portimonense 30/06/2025
  Tiago Fernandes nearly promoted his former club Torreense to Portugal’s top division Tiago Fernandes will take over as head coach of Portimonense Futebol SAD for the 2025/26 season, the club The post Tiago Fernandes named head coach of Portimonense appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• PSP agent stabbed seven times during festival in Madeira 30/06/2025
  Agent’s condition stable, despite perforated lung A 24-year-old PSP agent was stabbed seven times during the popular Festas de São Pedro, in Ribeira Brava, Madeira, over the weekend. The off-duty The post PSP agent stabbed seven times during festival in Madeira appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• Hottest region in Portugal registered 46.6º on Saturday 30/06/2025
  …. But don’t blame it all on climate change! Yes, it is ‘ridiculously hot’: but it cannot be totally blamed on climate change. Portugal has always had heatwaves and hot The post Hottest region in Portugal registered 46.6º on Saturday appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• TVDE drivers stage ‘staggered’ strike throughout mainland territory 30/06/2025
  Drivers protesting against UBER’s “abusive practices” Hundreds of TVDE drivers (unmarked passenger vehicles) are staging a staggered strike today in protest against what they call “the abusive practices” of UBER The post TVDE drivers stage ‘staggered’ strike throughout mainland territory appeared first on Portugal Resident.