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The Northern Doctors Union (Sindicato dos Médicos do Norte or SMN) has declared the emergency departments at the Santa Maria da Feira and São João da Madeira hospitals to be in a critical state. The union attributes the situation to a lack of human resources and poor planning within the Entre Douro e Vouga Local Health Unit (Unidade Local de Saúde or ULS). Officials warn that these conditions are currently placing patients at risk.
Lufthansa Technik Portugal CEO Torsten Raabe stated that the company's new facility in Santa Maria da Feira is an independent investment from the group's bid to privatize TAP. The company also emphasized that its recent acquisition of Italy's ITA Airways does not affect its strategic interest in the Portuguese carrier.
Prime Minister Luís Montenegro did not chair the Council of Ministers meeting this Thursday, October 22, due to scheduling commitments, having visited a school in the Aveiro district without the presence of the media. The Minister of the Presidency, António Leitão Amaro, confirmed that the meeting was instead chaired by the Minister of State and Foreign Affairs. Leitão Amaro stated that Montenegro continues to coordinate all government actions and noted that the Prime Minister often makes unannounced visits to institutions to engage more freely with citizens without the pressure of cameras.
The main buildings of the footwear factory were not affected.
Collections of sugar packets, coins, pens, lighters, stamps, and even champagne caps can be found at the 3rd Collectors' Meeting: “it is madness”.
The Feira Court had acquitted the man of the crime of attempted qualified homicide, sentencing him to a legal accumulation of 11 months in prison, with a suspended sentence, for other crimes.
Assets: He owns several luxury cars, and one of the Ferraris cost 600,000 euros. He lives in a house with a sizable swimming pool and a sumptuous interior. He is one of those detained by the Porto Judicial Police.
Filipe Castro was detained by the Porto Judicial Police and is being held in the cells attached to the Lisbon Judicial Police.
Among patients admitted due to acute respiratory infections, the Respiratory Syncytial Virus was identified in 345 cases: 'Almost one in five adults hospitalised with the virus did not survive'.
The local authority will coordinate the installation and operation of the system with the PSP.
One in five patients with this condition died during hospitalisation.
Home News Portuguese city to install video surveillance in priority locations Portuguese city to install video surveillance in priority locations Santa Maria da Feira will install video surveillance at city entrances and key locations in the historic centre, the municipality announced today.
The Portuguese Neuce group, which is the second largest in the Iberian Peninsula in the paint sector, just behind its compatriot CIN, has bought another company to continue growing in the paint market. The paint and varnish manufacturer from Santa Maria da Feira acquired its competitor Colorconde, based in Quinta do Conde, according to the project...
Each of the three fire departments will now receive 254,000 euros per year. The agreements were signed this Wednesday and are retroactive to January 2026.
The Paços de Brandão International Music Festival is now in its 49th edition.
The 25-year-old suspect was arrested in December 2024 and was tried for the crime of forest fire at the Feira Court, having been acquitted in March of this year.
The approximately 100 passengers travelling in the carriages were transported by bus to their respective destinations.
The PSP clarified that the arrests took place between 00:00 on Saturday and 08:00 on Sunday.
In total, there are two seriously injured and three with minor injuries.
Personnel from the Arrifana fire department, the Santa Maria da Feira VMER (emergency medical vehicle), and the GNR were at the scene.
The accident was reported at 5:30 PM. Firefighters, the Medical Emergency and Resuscitation Vehicle team, and the GNR were dispatched to the scene.
The PJ clarified that the suspect is the alleged perpetrator of three counts of attempted qualified homicide, which occurred outside a nightclub in Santa Maria da Feira.
A 17-year-old girl suffered abdominal injuries. The incident occurred in June of this year.
Vítor Silva, owner of a workshop in Travanca, Santa Maria da Feira, said that the municipality does not take responsibility for the damage caused by heavy rain and does not provide any solution.
The march, organised by a group of business owners, began near the Santa Maria da Feira Fire Department and is heading towards Espinho. The group is demanding that Luís Montenegro take action regarding the rise in fuel prices.
Protesters are demanding support and are heading to the home of Luís Montenegro as a form of protest.
The former president of the Lourosa firefighters is accused of three counts of abuse of power, related to the acquisition of a fire engine and the diversion of two employees' activities.
The former president is also suspected of purchasing a tanker truck, which he declared for scrapping, for 750 euros. He later used the vehicle for irrigation work at private companies.
The programme for the 49th edition of the Paços de Brandão Music Festival features nearly two months of concerts, recitals, and cinema. The festival was created in 1977 by the Círculo de Recreio, Arte e Cultura.
The agreement was signed with four more trade union structures and updates various aspects of the employment relationship, such as the reduction of the probationary period and the increase in hours credit.
The second revision of the Municipal Master Plan aims to increase the areas designated for economic activities by 11%. The plan also seeks to address the demographic growth of Santa Maria da Feira.
