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GNR arrests 4 alleged drug traffickers in Penafiel

📍 Porto⚖️ Legal#crime-report+1 more

The GNR seized 333 doses of hashish, 99 doses of cocaine, and 87 doses of heroin, and arrested four suspects who have already undergone their first judicial interrogation at the Penafiel Court.

Observador15 Apr
GNR arrests 4 alleged drug traffickers in Penafiel

Six arrested for drug trafficking in Penafiel

📍 Porto⚖️ Legal#crime-report

One of the suspects who was brought before a judge was remanded in custody.

Correio da Manhã15 Apr
Six arrested for drug trafficking in Penafiel

Fertility: Tâmega e Sousa Local Health Unit creates nutrition consultation

📍 Porto🩺 Health🏖️ Daily Life#medical-services+1 more

A deficit of micronutrients such as zinc and selenium affects sperm quality. Experts advocate for simple dietary changes to improve reproductive health.

Observador9 Apr
Fertility: Tâmega e Sousa Local Health Unit creates nutrition consultation

Woman arrested on suspicion of starting forest fire

📍 Porto⚖️ Legal🌱 Environment#crime-report+2 more

A 44-year-old woman was arrested in Penafiel on suspicion of starting a forest fire from a controlled burn. In total, 3,500 square metres of vegetation were destroyed.

Observador2 Apr
Woman arrested on suspicion of starting forest fire

Woman arrested in Penafiel on suspicion of starting forest fire with a controlled burn

📍 Porto⚖️ Legal🌱 Environment#crime-report+2 more

The detainee was named a formal suspect and the facts were reported to the Judicial Court of Penafiel.

Correio da Manhã2 Apr
Woman arrested in Penafiel on suspicion of starting forest fire with a controlled burn

Cinfães and Penafiel municipal master plans suspended for two wastewater treatment plants

📍 Porto🏛️ Government🌱 Environment#regulation+2 more

Published in the Diário da República, the partial suspension also covers the Crestuma-Lever reservoir plan. The Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) will have to provide an opinion on the projects.

Observador25 Mar
Cinfães and Penafiel municipal master plans suspended for two wastewater treatment plants

Young couple dies after car falls into water reservoir in Penafiel

📍 Porto⚖️ Legal#public-safety+1 more

The accident occurred in an isolated area with poor access. There are no witnesses, so the time the vehicle fell into the water remains unknown.

Correio da Manhã25 Mar
Young couple dies after car falls into water reservoir in Penafiel

Young couple dies after car falls into water reservoir in Penafiel

📍 Porto⚖️ Legal#public-safety+1 more

The accident occurred in an isolated area with poor access. There are no witnesses, so the time the vehicle fell into the water remains unknown.

Correio da Manhã25 Mar
Young couple dies after car falls into water reservoir in Penafiel

Car crash causes two fatalities in Penafiel

📍 Porto⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#public-safety+2 more

Paço de Sousa firefighters are on the scene.

Correio da Manhã24 Mar
Car crash causes two fatalities in Penafiel

Two dead after car overturns and falls into a reservoir in Penafiel

📍 Porto⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#public-safety+2 more

The alert was given around 09:00

CNN Portugal24 Mar
Two dead after car overturns and falls into a reservoir in Penafiel

Car crash causes two fatalities in Penafiel

📍 Porto⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#public-safety+1 more

Paço de Sousa firefighters are on the scene.

Correio da Manhã24 Mar
Car crash causes two fatalities in Penafiel

Lamprey Route: Penafiel dedicates the month of March to this delicacy

📍 Porto🏖️ Daily Life🎭 Culture#gastronomy+2 more

March is lamprey month. In Penafiel, there is a route and a festival. Each lamprey costs between eighty and one hundred and ten euros.

RTP Notícias21 Mar
Lamprey Route: Penafiel dedicates the month of March to this delicacy

Six people formally accused of qualified theft in Greater Porto

📍 Porto⚖️ Legal#crime+1 more

The facts were reported to the Penafiel Judicial Court.

Correio da Manhã18 Mar
Six people formally accused of qualified theft in Greater Porto

"Any noise still leaves us in a panic": Portuguese man stranded in Dubai has arrived in Portugal

📍 Porto🏖️ Daily Life⚖️ Legal#travel-safety+1 more

Rafael Silva guarantees that what he saw left him traumatised. The first few hours on Portuguese soil have not yet been enough to forget everything.

Correio da Manhã9 Mar
"Any noise still leaves us in a panic": Portuguese man stranded in Dubai has arrived in Portugal

Images show flooding in a home caused by heavy rainfall in Penafiel

📍 Porto🌱 Environment🏖️ Daily Life#severe-weather+3 more

The woman was not living in the house permanently but was in the process of moving.

Correio da Manhã3 Feb
Images show flooding in a home caused by heavy rainfall in Penafiel

In Penafiel, the rain opened a hole in the ground

📍 Porto🚇 Infrastructure🏖️ Daily Life#severe-weather+3 more

Alfredo Bessa explains to CNN Portugal how the heavy rain that fell overnight opened a hole in the ground floor of a building in Penafiel.

CNN Portugal3 Feb
In Penafiel, the rain opened a hole in the ground

Flooding leaves two displaced in Penafiel

📍 Porto🌱 Environment🏖️ Daily Life#severe-weather+3 more

Flooding on the ground floor of a building left two people displaced in Penafiel. António José Seguro and André Ventura are visiting on Tuesday the areas most affected by Storm Kristin.

Observador3 Feb
Flooding leaves two displaced in Penafiel

A couple fears a wall will collapse next to their home due to heavy rainfall in Penafiel

📍 Porto🏠 Property🚇 Infrastructure#flooding+3 more

Whenever it rains, the water cascades down and has nowhere else to go except to flow through the couple's house.

Correio da Manhã26 Jan
A couple fears a wall will collapse next to their home due to heavy rainfall in Penafiel

GNR rescues 104 exotic animals, 16 dogs and four cats from a shop in Penafiel; man charged with animal cruelty

📍 Porto⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#animal-cruelty+3 more

In addition to rescuing the animals, veterinary medicines were seized at the retail outlet.

Correio da Manhã23 Jan
GNR rescues 104 exotic animals, 16 dogs and four cats from a shop in Penafiel; man charged with animal cruelty

GNR rescue over 100 exotic animals from ‘mistreatment’ in Penafiel

📍 Porto⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#animal-welfare+3 more

GNR police have ‘rescued’ over 100 exotic animals, as well as dogs and cats, from a commercial space in Penafiel, near Porto. The operation – which saw the shop’s owner The post GNR rescue over 100 exotic animals from ‘mistreatment’ in Penafiel appeared first on Portugal Resident.

Portugal Resident22 Jan
GNR rescue over 100 exotic animals from ‘mistreatment’ in Penafiel

GNR rescues 104 exotic animals, 16 dogs and four cats

📍 Porto⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#animal-welfare+3 more

The operation took place on Tuesday at a retail establishment open to the public in the municipality of Penafiel, in Porto, resulting in the rescue of 16 dogs, four cats and 104 exotic animals.

Observador22 Jan
GNR rescues 104 exotic animals, 16 dogs and four cats

There is no chaos in the SNS, says Álvaro Almeida

📍 Porto🩺 Health🏛️ Government#hospital-capacity+3 more

The National Health Service (SNS) is responding better than in the past, at least that is the conviction of the SNS Executive Director. Álvaro Almeida visited this morning, alongside the Minister of Health, the Tâmega and Sousa Local Health Unit (ULS), a hospital unit in Penafiel that is larger than necessary.

RTP Notícias20 Jan
There is no chaos in the SNS, says Álvaro Almeida

Penafiel hospital must pay more than €100,000 in compensation to family of young person who died from a brain tumour

📍 Porto⚖️ Legal🩺 Health#medical-negligence+3 more

The victim reportedly went to A&E 10 times without the tumour being diagnosed. The hospital unit will appeal the decision.

Correio da Manhã18 Jan
Penafiel hospital must pay more than €100,000 in compensation to family of young person who died from a brain tumour

Man arrested in Penafiel for posing as a police officer

📍 Porto🏖️ Daily Life⚖️ Legal#public-safety+3 more

The suspect promised victims he had 'influence with the PSP to cancel traffic fines and legalise seized vehicles in exchange for monetary payments', the GNR says.

Observador16 Jan
Man arrested in Penafiel for posing as a police officer

Man arrested in Penafiel after posing as a police officer and offering to have fines cancelled in exchange for money

📍 Porto⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#public-safety+3 more

He staged apparent official inspections in public places and showed photo montages of himself in uniform.

Correio da Manhã16 Jan
Man arrested in Penafiel after posing as a police officer and offering to have fines cancelled in exchange for money

Posed as a police officer on social media and scammed victims by promising to have fines cancelled

📍 Porto⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#public-safety+3 more

The suspect was arrested in Penafiel.

CNN Portugal16 Jan
Posed as a police officer on social media and scammed victims by promising to have fines cancelled

Gouveia e Melo, the military officer who never abandons the 'mission', warns: 'Winter is coming'

📍 Porto🏛️ Government🎭 Culture#gouveia-e-melo+3 more

In Penafiel, in the Porto district, Henrique Gouveia e Melo dramatised his speech, issuing a call for mobilisation on 18 January.

RTP Notícias10 Jan
Gouveia e Melo, the military officer who never abandons the 'mission', warns: 'Winter is coming'

Gouveia e Melo, the military officer who doesn't shirk the 'mission', warns: 'Winter is coming'

📍 Porto🏛️ Government🏖️ Daily Life#presidential-election+3 more

In Penafiel, in the Porto district, Henrique Gouveia e Melo dramatised his speech, issuing a call for mobilisation on 18 January.

RTP Notícias10 Jan
Gouveia e Melo, the military officer who doesn't shirk the 'mission', warns: 'Winter is coming'

Fnam wants doctors to be made aware of the Padre Américo contingency plan in Penafiel

📍 Porto🩺 Health🏛️ Government#medical-services+3 more

On 22 December, in a statement published by Fnam, doctors from the Internal Medicine Service of ULS Tâmega e Sousa warned of care overload in inpatient services.

Correio da Manhã8 Jan
Fnam wants doctors to be made aware of the Padre Américo contingency plan in Penafiel