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With three viewpoints, pedestrian paths, and metal walkways, the park preserves an Iron Age hillfort classified as a Property of Public Interest.
Flames are burning in an outdoor area where various types of waste were stored.
A Portuguese hacker has been given a custodial sentence by the court in Guimarães.
The focus of the current agenda is on strengthening Portugal's competitiveness, national security, and defence strategies.
Film concerts in October at the 11th Close Up festival in Famalicão. Can music interfere with the dialogue and sounds of Ozu and Tourneur? Programmer Vítor Ribeiro is no purist, aiming to reach 'other audiences'.
The ROQ Group will proceed with a collective redundancy aimed at reducing its workforce by 11%, the company based in Vila Nova de Famalicão announced. According to an official statement, the group will retain approximately 400 employees. “In recent months, the reduction in orders and the evolution of the economic context...”
The detainee will be brought before a judge for an initial judicial interrogation to determine coercive measures.
The Mota-Engil group company dedicated to green mobility solutions (REMO) was chosen by Transdev as part of an international public tender for the supply of an “integrated electrification solution” for the Mobiave network, which covers the municipalities of Vila Nova de Famalicão, Santo Tirso, and Trofa. The project includes the supply of a...
The fire reached the resolution phase near 7:00 PM this Thursday.
Railway traffic on the Minho Line between Nine and Arentim stations has been fully restored after being suspended or restricted due to a forest fire near the tracks.
A fire broke out around 11:41 PM on Wednesday in Vermoim, Vila Nova de Famalicão. Around 12:40 PM, another fire broke out in Arnoso, in the same municipality.
Rail traffic on the Minho Line between Nine and Arentim is suspended due to a fire near the tracks, Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP) reported today.
Carla told CMTV that it was the CP warehouses that were consumed by the flames that broke out in Vila Nova de Famalicão.
Two 16-year-old boys were riding on the same e-scooter.
Rail traffic on the Minho Line between Nine and Arentim is suspended due to a fire near the tracks, reported Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP). According to IP, traffic was suspended around 14:45 this Thursday, July 2nd. The Civil Protection website reports two fires in dilapidated or vacant buildings in Nine, in the municipality of Vila Nova de Famalicão. A fire in Vouzela mobilises eight aerial assets. No villages are in danger.
The fire may have resulted from another blaze in the vicinity.
A fire in Famalicão, Vermoim, started after midnight. The most concerning area is Vale de São Cosme, where the fire is near a residential area. However, no houses are at risk.
The fire is burning with two active fronts but does not currently threaten homes
The fire entered the resolution phase overnight but intensified this morning, with strong winds hindering firefighting efforts. Additionally, the Government has declared an alert status until the 6th.
The firefighters' goal is to ensure the fire is contained before the hottest hours of the day.
During the night, the flames were very close to houses.
The suspect poured fuel accelerant over the door and window of the residence.
The building was evacuated and despite being left without electricity, the residents did not want to be rehoused.
Coindu, a manufacturer of automotive interior components, has begun a collective redundancy process for 48 workers in its leather sector, the company announced in a statement. The group, based in Vila Nova de Famalicão, currently employs 743 people and stated that it has initiated a collective dismissal process that will affect...
The Leica Group plans to relocate services from its German division to Portugal, where it already employs 700 people at a production and development centre in Vila Nova de Famalicão. Chairman Andreas Kaufmann highlighted the stability and cost-effectiveness of the Portuguese workforce as key drivers for this expansion, noting that the company intends to grow its operations in the country over the coming years.
The canon from Joane claims he was prevented from defending himself by raising suspicions, though he did not identify the recipient.
Continental Mabor has completed 36 years as part of the German group with 3,200 employees, two hundred more than at the end of last year. With several investments ongoing and an annual production of more than 18 million tyres, the fourth-largest national exporter guarantees that it will continue to invest in the factory in Lousado.
Previously, students in that situation had to choose the pass most convenient for them to benefit from the free travel provided by the State.
