Two drivers arrested after colliding into PSP agents in bid to avoid Operation Stop
Third driver arrested for ‘trying to run over PSP agents’ In an upsetting weekend for a number of PSP agents, at least three people were arrested for using their cars
Victim narrowly escapes being shot in head following Sintra mugging
Armed mugger shoots victim’s ear One of three young people mugged in a street in Cacém, within the borough of Sintra, earlier this week narrowly escaped being shot in the
A celebration of art and community in Colares
Casa do Celeiro is a lovingly restored 17th-century barn and stable A collective art show and Open Studio are taking place at Casa do Celeiro Art Studio, in Colares (Sintra),
Family launch poignant appeal to find hit-and-run driver
16-year-old son “battling for life in hospital” with serious head injury A family has launched a poignant appeal for information on the hit-and-run driver who left their son ‘sprawled out
Board of Amadora/Sintra hospital tenders resignations
Members of the Board of Directors of the Amadora/Sintra Local Health Unit have today submitted their resignations to the Minister of Health and the executive director of the SNS national
Bird flu detected again in Sintra
A new outbreak of bird flu has been confirmed in Sintra, on a small farm with chickens, ducks and geese. The authorities have already implemented control measures, such as disinfection
12-year-old “pursued and raped” in Sintra
Police have detailed description of man who allegedly raped child on Tuesday A 12-year-old girl was raped in her home in Tapada de Mercês, Sintra, on Tuesday after being followed
Sintra marks 30 years of World Heritage with night visits to palaces
The Portuguese palaces of Pena and Sintra in the Lisbon area will host night visits on Fridays and Saturdays, as part of the programme celebrating the 30th anniversary of the
Nurses protest outside Amadora-Sintra hospital for end to pay discrimination
Dozens of nurses gathered in front of Amadora-Sintra Hospital, in the Lisbon area, on Thursday to demand the same pay conditions as the rest of the nurses in the national
Mosque opens in Cacém, Sintra
Very mixed reactions on social media to the opening of a mosque in Cacém yesterday: the new infrastructure will serve the roughly 1000 members of the Islamic community in Cacém.