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The Azambuja City Council has issued an unfavourable opinion on a proposed 2 billion euro data centre project in Alcoentre. Local officials refused to grant the development the status of Project of Potential National Interest (Projeto de Potencial Interesse Nacional or PIN), citing a lack of sufficient studies to evaluate the project's impact on the region.
Maria Bertrand has been chosen to represent the wine-producing regions of Portugal.
A fire broke out this Monday afternoon in a scrubland area near National Road 3 and the Azambuja industrial zone.
The action marked two years since the escape of five inmates. The union describes it as a moment of solidarity.
The Ministry of Justice states that the project for mobile phone and drone signal jammers is installed and is currently in the testing and fine-tuning phase. Prison guards claim that vulnerabilities remain.
Authorities received the alert at 14:35.
Residential care home, home support, and continuing care in a single space. Cerci Flor da Vida inaugurates the complex in Azambuja tomorrow, with funding from the PRR.
The council issues an unfavourable opinion on the PIN (Potential National Interest) project declaration for the centre to be installed in the Alcoentre area. The local authority is concerned about “irreversible impacts” on the region.
Authorities received the alert at 12:30 PM.
Authorities received the alert at 12:30 PM.
The device fell into an olive grove in the Alcoentre area due to a technical failure.
A commentary on how certain individuals benefit from criminal activities.
The Public Prosecutor's Office has cleared the suspects involved in the slaughter of hundreds of animals at the Torre Bela estate in Azambuja. The investigation was archived due to a lack of evidence of crimes against nature.
The Public Prosecutor's Office has cleared all suspects involved in the killing of more than 400 animals at the Herdade da Torre Bela estate in Azambuja in 2020.
Around 500 animals were slaughtered at the Herdade da Torre Bela in 2020.
Nearly five years after images of more than 500 deer and wild boar killed during a controversial hunt at the Torre Bela estate horrified Portugal, prosecutors have closed the criminal The post Torre Bela hunt case closed five years after animal ‘massacre’ appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Rui Pedro Moreira, 23, is accused of 37 aggravated crimes of sexual abuse of minors who were dependent or in a particularly vulnerable situation.
The Nabeiro Group may rescue the company founded by the first CEO of Nespresso, which has a capsule factory in Azambuja, debts of €23.4 million, and an ongoing special revitalization process (PER).
Infraestruturas de Portugal sent teams to the site and the resumption of traffic eventually took place at 16:30
With debts exceeding 23 million euros, Mocoffee is set to be rescued by Delta Cafés, part of the Nabeiro Group. The value of the deal, which has just been communicated to the Competition Authority, is not yet known. However, the recovery plan for this Azambuja-based coffee capsule producer includes an injection of capital.
The strike, originally scheduled to end this Tuesday, will continue until August 31st due to the ongoing lack of security conditions that led to the escape of five inmates in 2024, who have since been recaptured.
A 22-year-old horse riding instructor is accused of 47 sex crimes against minors, including abuse and pornography. He has been in pre-trial detention since his arrest in December 2025.
Ferreira will serve the measure at the Vale de Judeus prison.
Equipment to block mobile phones and drones at the prison from which five inmates escaped in September 2024 has arrived following delays linked to Israel.
The investigation into the September 2024 escape has also led to 25 individuals being named as formal suspects. The only person arrested is reportedly the son of Ferreira, one of the fugitives.
The locality of Casais das Boiças, in the Azambuja municipality, is crossed by two high-voltage power lines and narrowly escaped a third one
In Casal das Boiças, in the municipality of Azambuja, Lisbon district, the local population united against a third high-voltage tower and, after much struggle, managed to change the route of the power line. There are already two towers in the parish, and some believe they have been causing illnesses.
Susana Dias, a worker at Autoeuropa, told CMTV that the time bank system is harmful to the company's employees and that it is an attack on their health.
The alert was given at 12:00.
