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Uncle and nephew on trial in Leiria for aggravated trafficking of more than six tonnes of cocaine. The 55-year-old defendant claims to be unaware of drugs imported via a front company in Batalha.
Two men, an uncle and nephew, are to be tried in Leiria for aggravated drug trafficking as co-authors, according to the indictment consulted by the Lusa agency, which mentions approximately six tonnes of cocaine with a value exceeding 200 million euros.
Dating back to the beginning of the 15th century, the sacristy ceiling painting depicts heraldic angels of the House of Aviz. Work began in March and is expected to be completed by the end of May.
The Minister of Defence announced in Batalha a legislative change that grants the status of veteran to the military personnel present during the annexation of India in 1961.
The Minister of Defence announced on Thursday, April 9, in Batalha, that the government will grant veteran status to those who served in Portuguese India at the time of its annexation, issuing them the card 'that was always denied to them' and 'correcting an injustice'. Nuno Melo stated that the necessary legislative changes will be made so that the few surviving veterans of the conflict in India can finally receive the status they were previously denied. The minister highlighted that this is the first step to ending an injustice that has persisted since 1961, noting that these soldiers fought with great courage despite facing impossible odds. The ceremony was also attended by the President of the Republic, António José Seguro, who is currently conducting an open presidency in the region.
President of the Republic António José Seguro pledged on Thursday, April 9, to focus on the causes of veterans, refusing to treat them as a 'closed file,' and expressed confidence that the Government will meet their needs and overcome remaining shortcomings. During the Combatant's Day ceremony at the Batalha Monastery, Seguro emphasized that veterans are a living presence deserving of permanent state attention. He acknowledged past progress, such as free medication and health support, but insisted that more must be done to ensure the dignity of those who served the country, urging the Government to act without further delays.
The mayor, André Sousa, stated that the storm Kristin, in January, caused the fall of “hundreds of trees” and “many are lying on forest paths and on the land itself”.
JOM will inaugurate the Batalha Retail Park on 27 March. The space, which results from the transformation and expansion of the building where only the group's store previously operated, represents a total investment of 8 million euros and will allow for the creation of 150 direct jobs. Located on Rua Mouzinho de Albuquerque, ...
Born from three generations of family cooking, it establishes itself as a space where tradition and technique unite to value the territory, local products, and seasonality. The Trintta restaurant, in Batalha, is celebrating one year of being open.
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The public water supply is temporarily unsafe for human consumption in several areas of the municipality of Batalha, Leiria district, due to flooding that occurred early this morning, announced the City Council.
News item at 16:00 about a village in the Batalha municipality that has been left without electricity.
After volunteers helped, Batalha's municipal council has enlisted a private security company to prevent the theft of fuel from the generators used to supply water, the mayor said today.
Six cypresses that stood inside the Monastery of Santa Maria da Vitória in Batalha, in the district of Leiria, fell following the passage of Storm Kristin, the monument's director said today.
Some outraged by the lack of support from the government, others angry at those who tried to “profit at the expense of other people's lives”, the residents of Batalha joined forces and went into the woods through the night to protect the generators responsible for supplying water to that region.
The president of Batalha Town Council says it is not yet possible to quantify the damage. Regarding the Government's measures, André Sousa calls them “a good start” but asks for more.
The initiative aims to keep residents informed about issues such as water supply, electricity, the mobile network and the Internet. Meanwhile, the president of Leiria Municipal Council criticises presidential candidates.
André Sousa criticises presidential candidates for politically exploiting the situation in Leiria. The mayor of Batalha also provides an update on the restoration of power in the council area.
The Batalha town hall is distributing paper notices door-to-door to residents because of communications problems, the mayor told the Lusa news agency; he is organising a volunteer clean-up of the municipality today. “Yesterday [Friday], as there was no communication across the municipality, we did that — distributing information leaflets...”
The delivery and collection of food and hygiene products has been centralised at Pavilhão dos Pousos. In addition, Batalha City Council is distributing door-to-door notices due to a power outage.
The 'Notice to residents' sets out the current situation regarding water and electricity supplies, and the mobile network and internet.
The Batalha Town Council is distributing paper notices door-to-door to residents due to communications difficulties, the municipality's president told the Lusa news agency. The council is organising a volunteer action today to clean up the municipality.
André Sousa, president of Batalha Town Council, gives an assessment of the recovery work in the municipality after the passage of Depression Kristin over Portugal.
Telecommunications cables, essential to the system, are intermittently cut by fallen trees or by fires. Associations are calling for an upgrade already in place in Europe using 5G.
The municipality reported no casualties, but there is “significant damage” to industries and even to a sports hall.
Several stained-glass windows at the Monastery of Batalha, including some that will be the only 16th-century examples in Portugal, will be restored as part of a €350,000 investment, according to the tender published on Thursday in the Diário da República.
