Wildfire round-up: two more arsonists arrested; blaze in Vila Pouca de Aguiar intensifies
With the Council of Ministers today announcing the extension until next Wednesday of the ‘state of alert’ imposed to reduce wildfire risks in unusually hot temperatures, the fire causing the
Portuguese municipality resorts to lasers to repel wild boar
Damages caused by marauding wild boar have led Sever do Vouga municipality to distribute laser wildlife deterrent throughout the municipality. Aveiro city council explains the equipment is being given to
Syndicates report Algarve-wide health strike “affecting emergency services, outpatient consultations and Faro surgical bloc”
With the syndicates behind it already reporting that the 24-hour strike in the Algarve’s state health sector is affecting emergency services, outpatient consultations and the operation of the operating room
Young man ‘disappears’ while underwater fishing in Aljezur
Searches have begun for a young man who went missing yesterday, after going underwater fishing with two friends off Ponta da Atalaia, in Aljezur. The 30-year-old entered the water with
Access, facility checks on Algarve beaches until September
Inspections of beaches and beach concessions in the Algarve will continue until the end of August , with results presented during the first or second week of September, Portuguese Environment
Air mass from Africa brings new dust cloud to Portugal
An air mass coming from the deserts of North Africa, carrying suspended dust, is expected to cross mainland Portugal today, bringing all the usual irritations: poor air quality and a
Government announces further investments in firefighting aircraft
Minister of Defence Nuno Melo announced today that the state will acquire two forest fire-fighting kits to equip two C-130 aircraft, in an investment of around €16 million euros. Speaking
Missing Brazilian: PJ police search property of bin-man ‘boyfriend’
The truly bizarre story of a 44-year-old Brazilian woman who disappeared without trace after taking out the rubbish from her home in Tabuaço (Viseu district) one evening in June, has
Arsonists rehab programme fails to be implemented for seven years
With 86 people currently behind bars for the crime of forest arson, the general directorate for prison services (DGRSP) has admitted that a rehabilitation programme devised for these people seven
Lisbon city council loses appeal against (much-reduced) fine for ‘Russiagate’ data breach
Portugal’s South Central Administrative Court has dismissed Lisbon city council’s appeal against the decision to fine the local authority for its gross data breach affecting Russian citizens living here, in