Lisbon committed to speeding up planning permission
Lisbon City Council’s planning chief has pledged to speed up the time it takes for the municipal council to deal with planning applications, the slowness of which has been a
Lisbon’s last Covid-19 vaccination centre closes
The last of the 10 Covid-19 vaccination centres operating in Lisbon closed on Friday, the City Council announced on Monday, adding that those spaces administered 1.48 million vaccines in the
Wastewater shows Lisbon and Porto with rising cocaine use
Lisbon, Porto and Almada are the cities in Portugal with the highest traces of cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and cannabis detected in their wastewater, according to a study released today carried
First electric trans-Tejo ferry arrives in Lisbon… needing repairs
Controversy has dogged this ‘upgrade’ of the State ferry service “White stork” (Cegonha Branca) is the first of the 10 electric ferry boats purchased by Transtejo for over €52 million
Lisbon mayor inaugurates private student hostel; runs headlong into criticism
Rooms at NIDO Campo Pequeno start at €700 a month Lisbon mayor Carlos Moedas inaugurated a new private student residence in Campo Pequeno last week, running headlong into a barrage
S.T.O.P extends strike to April 16; marks new date for ‘large demo’ in Lisbon
Poll suggests majority of Portuguese support teachers No sooner had yesterday’s mass demo in Lisbon started disbanding, than syndicates were planning their ‘next steps’. The teachers’ struggle for better pay/
Thousands march through streets of Lisbon demonstrating against cost of living crisis
Demand higher salaries/pensions; extra support measures for cash-strapped citizens Thousands responded today to the CGTP trade union call for a mass demo in Lisbon to protest about the cost of
Lisbon cabbies arrested over alleged ‘speculation’
Eight taxi drivers are to be presented before public prosecutors this week following their arrests in Lisbon for ‘speculation’ (meaning overcharging clients). Say reports, some of the men “have a
Ethiopian runners win Lisbon half-marathon
Ethiopian athletes Nibret Melak and Almaz Ayana won the men’s and women’s races, respectively in Lisbon’s half marathon yesterday. The 32nd edition of the 21 km race attracted athletes from
Lisbon half marathon hopes for records on Sunday
The 31st Lisbon half marathon, which runs through the city’s streets on Sunday, aims to beat world records for the distance and practice of sports in Portugal, which, organisers have