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The local authority highlights that “the support is not limited to residents of the municipality, also intending to create conditions for students from other territories to choose Seia to study.”
The Secretary-General of the Socialist Party (PS), José Luís Carneiro, held the PSD/CDS Government, Liberal Initiative (IL) and Chega responsible today for the increase in the cost of living, as they rejected the socialist proposal to reduce VAT. “Several merchants stated that people today are having difficulties doing their shopping. On one hand, because...”
Out of 410 national and international film submissions, 106 will be screened at the 32nd edition of the Serra da Estrela International Environmental Film Festival. Of these, 87 will be in competition.
The company Águas de Portugal is allocating 7 million euros to improve and reinforce the water supply infrastructure originating from the Seia region.
The fires were allegedly started “using a direct flame, with no apparent motive, near a rural path with scattered residential housing.”
Minors used lighters to start fires in the central region, in Seia and Tábua. One of them was unaware of the danger, says the Judiciary Police.
The Judicial Police identified the youth with the collaboration of the GNR. The fires were started on August 18th and the second was extinguished by locals and firefighters.
The Judiciary Police state that the youth allegedly committed the crime “without apparent motive”
The fires were allegedly started “using a direct flame, with no apparent motive, near a rural path with scattered residential housing.”
Several Portuguese people, as well as foreigners, travelled to the highest point in Portugal in the hope of observing the rare phenomenon.
Throughout the week, the village of Valezim, in Seia, will witness the work of an entire year. On land where cereals were once cultivated, artistic production is now emerging.
Microplastics have been detected at the highest point of mainland Portugal, with high concentrations in the Torre area, which experiences the most tourism. This is the first study of its kind in high-altitude mountains in the country.
A 56-year-old man set fire in the middle of the village of São Paio. He has been remanded in custody.
A 56-year-old man 'allegedly started the fire using an open flame in one of the village streets'.
An eight-kilometre walk through places such as Covão dos Conchos and Lagoa Redonda, to relive the historic 1881 scientific mission led by Brito Capelo.
Carlos Cortes says there was an effort to ensure the situation would not be the same as the previous year. Additionally, more than a hundred firefighters are battling a fire in Paranhos, in the municipality of Seia.
The suspect was burning forest waste without authorisation and lost control of the fire. The incident resulted in approximately 0.002 hectares of scrubland being burnt.
The GNR reminds the public that burning of waste 'can only be carried out under legally provided conditions and outside of prohibition periods'.
Home News Girabolhos dam tender in Portugal moves forward with private investment Girabolhos dam tender in Portugal moves forward with private investment The Government has relaunched the Girabolhos dam project by issuing an international public tender, published in the Diário da República (Offic
A septuagenarian couple was inside and survived the blast. A gas cylinder leak is believed to have caused the explosion.
More than one million euros in added costs per month over 20 years. Roughly calculated, this is the increase in the cost of the Girabolhos Dam, a project on the Mondego River which, the Portuguese Environment Agency asserts, would have prevented several flooding episodes in the basin of the largest Portuguese river. Among these calamities, ...
The municipality of Girabolhos has launched a public tender process.
The fire started due to the projection of incandescent particles that ignited the vegetation. The accused was arrested and named a formal suspect by the Nature and Environment Protection Service.
The 38-year-old suspect used an angle grinder to cut a metal pole, and the projection of sparks caused the surrounding vegetation to ignite.
The Albergaria-a-Velha City Council will temporarily loan the collection of the future Water Resources Museum to the municipality of Seia. The loan will last for six months.
A parish in the municipality of Seia is struggling with pollution caused by local cheese factories. Residents and local officials say the problem has worsened following a change in ownership.
Where the legend is told of a king who relied on a shepherd, a dog, and the dream of a star with a child's face that was ready to help him on his journey.
The three crimes occurred in October 2024, in the vicinity of an establishment in São Romão. The 39-year-old man was arrested at his residence to serve a seven-year effective prison sentence.
The second edition of the “Best Bread in Portugal” competition took place at the Bread Museum in Seia. Awards were given in five baking categories, which included innovation.
The competition to find the best bread in Portugal has concluded with the winner being selected in the town of Seia.
