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  • Castanheira de Pêra(2)
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  • Leiria(340)
  • Marinha Grande(74)
  • Nazaré(19)
  • Óbidos(5)
  • Pedrógão Grande(25)
  • Peniche(14)
  • Pombal(47)
  • Porto de Mós(14)
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Alcobaça: Hospital invests 1.8 million in operating theatre renovation

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According to the Leiria Local Health Unit (ULS), this intervention aims to increase response capacity and improve care delivery, in order to “correct construction, technical, and functional deficiencies at the site.”

Observador17 Mar
Alcobaça: Hospital invests 1.8 million in operating theatre renovation

Two seriously injured in collision on the IC9 in Alcobaça

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The IC9 was closed for several hours in the east-west direction, where the accident occurred.

Correio da Manhã14 Mar
Two seriously injured in collision on the IC9 in Alcobaça

Two seriously injured in collision on the IC9 in Alcobaça

📍 Leiria⚖️ Legal🚇 Infrastructure#public-safety+2 more

The IC9 was closed for several hours in the east-west direction, where the accident occurred.

Correio da Manhã14 Mar
Two seriously injured in collision on the IC9 in Alcobaça

Woman sets fire to her own house because it was going to be foreclosed, in Alcobaça

📍 Leiria⚖️ Legal🏠 Property#public-safety+2 more

51-year-old arsonist was arrested by the Judicial Police.

Correio da Manhã12 Mar
Woman sets fire to her own house because it was going to be foreclosed, in Alcobaça

Six-year prison sentence for man who attempted to kill wife in the Alcobaça municipality

📍 Leiria⚖️ Legal#crime+2 more

The case dates back to last year. The man attempted to kill his wife with a shotgun blast.

Correio da Manhã10 Mar
Six-year prison sentence for man who attempted to kill wife in the Alcobaça municipality

Two injured in fire at pellet factory in Alcobaça

📍 Leiria⚖️ Legal🩺 Health#public-safety+2 more

The injured were transported to Leiria hospital. Damage was confined to the factory's duct area.

Correio da Manhã10 Mar
Two injured in fire at pellet factory in Alcobaça

Alcobaça. Factory fire leaves two injured

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The fire broke out at 15:58 in a factory duct, causing serious injuries to a 42-year-old worker and minor injuries to another, aged 32. By 18:00, the fire had been brought under control.

Observador9 Mar
Alcobaça. Factory fire leaves two injured

Fire at pellet factory leaves two injured in Alcobaça

📍 Leiria⚖️ Legal💼 Work#public-safety+2 more

Flames broke out in a factory duct, causing serious injuries to one worker and minor injuries to another.

CNN Portugal9 Mar
Fire at pellet factory leaves two injured in Alcobaça

Two injured in fire at pellet factory in Alcobaça

📍 Leiria⚖️ Legal🩺 Health#public-safety+1 more

The injured were transported to Leiria hospital. Damage was confined to the factory's duct area.

Correio da Manhã9 Mar
Two injured in fire at pellet factory in Alcobaça

National Road 8 reopened following embankment reconstruction

📍 Leiria🚇 Infrastructure🏖️ Daily Life#road-closure+2 more

A section of the road had been closed for nearly a month in the town of Casal do Marques, due to the collapse of the embankment caused by successive storms that saturated the soil surrounding the road.

Observador9 Mar
National Road 8 reopened following embankment reconstruction