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  • Anadia(93)
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  • Aveiro(273)
  • Castelo de Paiva(15)
  • Espinho(112)
  • Estarreja(35)
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  • Mealhada(45)
  • Murtosa(30)
  • Oliveira de Azeméis(52)
  • Oliveira do Bairro(15)
  • Ovar(65)
  • Santa Maria da Feira(155)
  • São João da Madeira(49)
  • Sever do Vouga(9)
  • Vagos(47)
  • Vale de Cambra(28)
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Search for missing man in Costa Nova interrupted and resumed this Wednesday

📍 Aveiro⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#public-safety+1 more

The search will focus on the area between Torreira and Mira, covering a distance of approximately 40 kilometres.

cmjornal.pt9h ago
Search for missing man in Costa Nova interrupted and resumed this Wednesday

Search for missing man in Costa Nova interrupted and resumed this Wednesday

📍 Aveiro🏖️ Daily Life⚖️ Legal#public-safety+1 more

The search will focus on the area between Torreira and Mira, covering a distance of approximately 40 kilometres.

cmjornal.pt22h ago
Search for missing man in Costa Nova interrupted and resumed this Wednesday

Search for man missing at sea at Costa Nova beach resumed this morning

📍 Aveiro⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#public-safety+1 more

Operations, coordinated by the Captain of the Port and Local Commander of the Aveiro Maritime Police, will also include an aircraft from the Portuguese Air Force.

cmjornal.pt15 Sept
Search for man missing at sea at Costa Nova beach resumed this morning

Search resumed for missing person at Costa Nova beach

📍 Aveiro⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#emergency-services+1 more

The search for the 36-year-old man missing in Costa Nova, Aveiro, has resumed. Operations are being carried out at sea and on land by several teams from the Aveiro Maritime Police.

observador.pt15 Sept
Search resumed for missing person at Costa Nova beach

Search for man missing at sea at Costa Nova beach resumed this morning

📍 Aveiro⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#public-safety+1 more

Operations, coordinated by the Captain of the Port and Local Commander of the Aveiro Maritime Police, will also include an aircraft from the Portuguese Air Force.

cmjornal.pt15 Sept
Search for man missing at sea at Costa Nova beach resumed this morning

Man disappears at Costa Nova beach in Ílhavo

📍 Aveiro⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#public-safety+1 more

Bather entered the sea and, shortly after, was no longer seen.

cmjornal.pt15 Sept
Man disappears at Costa Nova beach in Ílhavo

Bather disappears in the waters of an Aveiro beach after calling for help

📍 Aveiro⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#public-safety+1 more

Search for a missing bather at Costa Nova beach

cnnportugal.iol.pt15 Sept
Bather disappears in the waters of an Aveiro beach after calling for help

Search suspended for missing swimmer in Aveiro

📍 Aveiro⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#public-safety+1 more

The alert was raised at 16:05 by a member of the public. The search, which involved jet skis and a rigid-inflatable boat, was interrupted on Monday night. It will resume on Tuesday morning.

observador.pt14 Sept
Search suspended for missing swimmer in Aveiro

Man goes missing at Costa Nova beach in Ílhavo

📍 Aveiro⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#emergency-services+1 more

A man has disappeared while at the beach in Costa Nova, located in the municipality of Ílhavo.

Correio da Manhã14 Sept
Man goes missing at Costa Nova beach in Ílhavo

Animal victims of mistreatment rescued by the GNR in Portugal

📍 Aveiro⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#animal-welfare+1 more
The Portugal News11 Sept

GNR rescues four dogs and nine cats in Ílhavo

📍 Aveiro⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#animal-welfare+1 more

The animals were malnourished and were being kept in poor hygienic conditions.

cmjornal.pt11 Sept
GNR rescues four dogs and nine cats in Ílhavo

Vista Alegre closes the semester with profits growing nearly 19%

📍 Aveiro💶 Finance💼 Work#investment+1 more

Vista Alegre closed the first half of 2026 with 18.9% growth compared to the same period in 2025, with a net profit of 4.3 million euros this year, as reported in a statement sent to the Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM). The Portuguese company highlights the growth in profitability, “achieved despite the significant increase in...”

eco.sapo.pt26 Aug
Vista Alegre closes the semester with profits growing nearly 19%

Two rehabilitated turtles released off the coast of Aveiro

📍 Aveiro🌱 Environment#sustainability+2 more

Two animals were rescued with various injuries and underwent a period of rehabilitation.

cmjornal.pt13 Aug
Two rehabilitated turtles released off the coast of Aveiro

Two rehabilitated turtles released off the coast of Aveiro

📍 Aveiro🌱 Environment#sustainability+2 more

Two animals were rescued with various injuries and underwent a rehabilitation period at the Marine Animal Rehabilitation Centre (CRAM) -- ECOMARE, in Ílhavo, in the Aveiro district.

cmjornal.pt13 Aug
Two rehabilitated turtles released off the coast of Aveiro

“Strange” Greenlandic kayak lives in the cod fishing room at the Ílhavo Museum

📍 Aveiro📜 History🎭 Culture#maritime-history+1 more

The traditional Inuit vessel opens the Faina Maior exhibition, bearing witness to the intercultural relations between Portuguese fishermen and the local population: a history yet to be explored.

publico.pt13 Aug

Brazilian student living in Portugal represents Europe at NASA

📍 Aveiro🎓 Education🎭 Culture#student-life+1 more

Artur Saraiva's team, from the Ílhavo School Group, won the European stage of a space competition and travelled to the Kennedy Space Center in the United States to compete in the world final.

publico.pt9 Aug

Under investigation for domestic violence, GNR finds three types of drugs during house search

📍 Aveiro⚖️ Legal#crime-report+1 more

Man was arrested in Gafanha da Nazaré

cnnportugal.iol.pt8 Aug
Under investigation for domestic violence, GNR finds three types of drugs during house search

Domestic violence suspect arrested in Gafanha da Nazaré for drug trafficking

📍 Aveiro⚖️ Legal#crime-report+1 more

The GNR found 175 doses of hashish, eight doses of cocaine, 44 doses of crack, a precision scale, and over one thousand euros in cash at the suspect's home.

cmjornal.pt8 Aug
Domestic violence suspect arrested in Gafanha da Nazaré for drug trafficking

Argus continues to agonise at the dock, but there is a new effort to try to save it

📍 Aveiro🎭 Culture📜 History#maritime-heritage+2 more

After having been shelved for five years, the restoration project designed by the Ílhavo municipality and the company that owns the ship is being discussed once again.

publico.pt8 Aug

Margres guarantees that relocation will not affect workers

📍 Aveiro💼 Work💶 Finance#labour-law+1 more

Margres guarantees that the majority of the 170 workers at the Ílhavo factory should remain with the company, despite the transfer of production to other industrial units in the region.

observador.pt7 Aug
Margres guarantees that relocation will not affect workers

Ílhavo City Council regrets the relocation of the Margres company

📍 Aveiro💶 Finance💼 Work#economic-activity+1 more

The Margres ceramics company is transferring production from Ílhavo to Aveiro. The local authority says it was “completely surprised” and expresses solidarity with the affected workers.

observador.pt7 Aug
Ílhavo City Council regrets the relocation of the Margres company

Barra Beach

📍 Aveiro🏖️ Daily Life🧭 Travel#tourism

A popular beach located in the municipality of Ílhavo, Portugal.

expresso.pt16 Jul

Worker dies after falling at a factory in Ílhavo

📍 Aveiro⚖️ Legal💼 Work#crime-report+1 more

The medical emergency and resuscitation vehicle team from Aveiro was dispatched to the scene.

cmjornal.pt14 Jul
Worker dies after falling at a factory in Ílhavo

Lifeboat station performs medical rescue north of Aveiro

📍 Aveiro🩺 Health⚖️ Legal#medical-services+1 more

The 56-year-old Indonesian man suffered an accident aboard a fishing vessel. He was transported to the hospital while conscious by the Ílhavo Fire Department.

observador.pt6 Jul
Lifeboat station performs medical rescue north of Aveiro

Lifeboat station performs medical rescue north of Aveiro

📍 Aveiro⚖️ Legal🩺 Health#emergency-services+1 more

According to the AMN, the victim was subsequently transported to a hospital unit by firefighters while in a conscious state.

cmjornal.pt6 Jul
Lifeboat station performs medical rescue north of Aveiro

Two injured in collision between electric scooter and car in Ílhavo

📍 Aveiro⚖️ Legal🚇 Infrastructure#crime-report+1 more

The victims were taken by the Ílhavo fire department to the hospital in Aveiro.

cmjornal.pt5 Jul
Two injured in collision between electric scooter and car in Ílhavo

Pre-trial detention for man who wanted his mother's company to buy drugs. Suspect threatened her with an axe

📍 Aveiro⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#crime-report+1 more

The suspect has a record for domestic violence, theft, and robbery.

cmjornal.pt4 Jul
Pre-trial detention for man who wanted his mother's company to buy drugs. Suspect threatened her with an axe

Mónica Neto: "It is inevitable to think about buying Portuguese"

📍 Aveiro🎭 Culture🏖️ Daily Life#entertainment

The director of Portugal Fashion wears national fashion and more: she has the challenge of building bridges between designers and the industry in an area where each has their own pain points and demands.

observador.pt4 Jul
Mónica Neto: "It is inevitable to think about buying Portuguese"

Raffles, roulette and devotion: popular festival in Ílhavo celebrates the patron saint of Vista Alegre

📍 Aveiro🎭 Culture🏖️ Daily Life#entertainment+1 more

Beyond the religious tradition, the festival dedicated to Our Lady of Penha de França, patron saint of the Vista Alegre factory in Ílhavo, combines pagan rituals such as raffles and a roulette wheel that gives away Vista Alegre pieces. The popular celebration, which is classified as Intangible Cultural Heritage, takes place between July 2nd and 5th.

expresso.pt2 Jul
Raffles, roulette and devotion: popular festival in Ílhavo celebrates the patron saint of Vista Alegre

Population unites to debate the future of the Vista Alegre bridge, closed for six months

📍 Aveiro🚇 Infrastructure🏖️ Daily Life#public-transport

The City Council ordered the closure due to 'evident signs of degradation' and states it is developing procedures to launch rehabilitation work. Users of the crossing are tired of waiting.

publico.pt1 Jul