Parishes in Lisbon already ‘overflowing’ with rubbish
Lusa’s Miguel A Lopes has had the photographic assignment today to show how quickly rubbish is building up in the capital due to the strike by ‘urban hygiene workers’. The
Another super intensive olive plantation takes shape right alongside Alentejo village
Villagers in the tiny hamlet of Ervidel are extremely concerned by the events of the last week: in just a few days, a massive area of ground has been prepared
Inquiry opens after health ‘hotline’ sends sick child to wrong hospital
Health minister Ana Paula Martins says an inquiry has been opened into how the SNS24 ‘hotline’ (which all citizens are meant to call before travelling to hospital A&E departments) managed
Porto mayor warns “a lot of properties, many of them private” face demolition
High-speed rail link “surprises” city council A stunning manor house, recently renovated to the tune of €1.2 million by Porto City Council, is just one of the “many properties” that
Woman who went missing on Christmas Day found in Silves
Police used tracking dogs and drones to help locate missing woman in Silves A 55-year-old woman who went missing on Christmas Day was found today (December 26) by GNR police
Opposition tear into PM’s Christmas speech
PM highlights ‘work of the government’ and commitment to fighting crime No sooner had prime minister Luís Montenegro given his Christmas message yesterday, than the majority of political parties in
Over 30 arrests as police smash international drug trafficking network into Portugal and Spain
Hundreds of kilos of cocaine and hashish seized Spain’s Guardia Civil has dismantled an international network that introduced “large quantities” of cocaine and hashish from Latin America and West Africa
Lagos opposes offshore aquaculture expansion in western Algarve
Expansion of offshore aquaculture could jeopardise the local economy, the local council says The municipal council of Lagos has voiced strong opposition to the proposed expansion of an offshore aquaculture
Lisbon greenlights €2 billion riverside real estate project
Plan is “one of the country’s largest residential-led mixed-use real estate projects to ever get green-lighted” The municipal council of Lisbon has approved a transformative €2 billion redevelopment project for the long-abandoned riverside Matinha area.
57 waste containers distributed around Lisbon to stave off effects of strike
Lisbon City Council has distributed 57 extra urban waste containers around the various parishes of the capital today for residents to deposit their rubbish as bins and recycling stations spill