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About 100 new PSP agents, out of the 360 who will reinforce airports in July, expressed doubts about transfers and their future in the corporation during an ASPP/PSP session.
The installation of the biomethane unit has generated opposition in the municipality of Torres Novas and in neighbouring municipalities located in the Médio Tejo sub-region, with a public petition currently underway.
Inhabitants are concerned about odours, air quality, potential contamination of wells from which many families still draw water, heavy truck traffic, and the devaluation of their homes.
The Public Prosecutor's Office has charged the head of the 'Os Timoneiros' school in Torres Novas with the crime of abusing a four-year-old child. According to the indictment, the defendant—currently subject to a mandatory identity and residence status—allegedly violently assaulted the minor inside the institution.
The accident occurred after the toll booths, in the north-south direction. The Santarém GNR reported that cleaning and removal operations were underway on Monday night with no estimated time for reopening.
The accident occurred at the A23 junction to the A1 in the north-south direction after the toll booths.
The profession is currently “less attractive”, but the PSP Practical School in Torres Novas seeks to train new agents with a focus on human rights, in order to avoid repeating mistakes that harm everyone.
Based in Torres Novas, ULS Médio Tejo has opened vacancies for doctors who have completed their residency, covering 19 positions in General and Family Medicine, two in Public Health, and 33 in other specialties.
The GNR Criminal Investigation Unit is determining the causes of death, and the Judicial Police may still be called in.
The GNR Criminal Investigation Unit is determining the causes of death, and the Judicial Police may still be called in.
Renova, the fifty-year-old Portuguese toilet paper brand, has launched a new product range in South Korea in partnership with The Pokémon Company, which has already become a hit. The rolls feature 79 characters from the Japanese saga. The company, based in Torres Novas, developed the project in-house and is currently evaluating the potential for expanding the collection to other markets, including Portugal, following positive initial consumer feedback.
A free online seminar on May 8th brings together health services, civil protection, and local authorities. Highlights include a local predictive model and a coordinated response plan for severe weather.
The lack of basic sanitation in the localities of Vale Carvão and Bonflorido led to the submission of a petition with 300 signatures to the Municipal Assembly of Torres Novas requesting a resolution to the problem.
Emergency services were called to the scene, and the injured man was treated and subsequently transported to the Abrantes Hospital.
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José Carola communicated his departure to the party in March, but only made it public now. He cites “incompatibilities” with the local and district structure of Chega since the October elections.
In the Torres Novas City Council, José Carola, elected as a councillor for Chega in the October 12th elections, announced that he has left the party and will continue his duties as an independent.
The councillor did not present any political justifications for leaving the party during the meeting.
The new team ensures a weekly presence at the Médio Tejo Local Health Unit, while also maintaining fortnightly appointments at the Alcanena Health Centre and home-based intervention.
As periods of heavy rain forecast for the coming days approach, concern is growing over the discharges being made from dams. In Torres Novas, CNN Portugal reporter António Pereira Gonçalves reports that water has completely submerged a road in the parish of Riachos.
Residents of Pernes woke once again to a nauseating smell in the air and the Alviela riverbed coated in a brown foam.
The A1, the country's main motorway, remains closed to traffic from the Torres Novas junction in the Lisbon-to-Porto direction, with no forecast for when it will reopen, a Brisa source told ECO/Local Online. 'Hundreds of trees fell, so it is likely to take some time' to reopen, the same source indicated. In the south-to-north direction, at kilometre ...
CNN Portugal reporter António Pereira Gonçalves describes rapid flooding in Riachos, in the municipality of Torres Novas, where the water level appears 'much more intense' than the previous day. It rained all night in the Serra de Aire and Candeeiros, leaving fields and minor roads submerged. A rise in the Tagus over the coming days could affect national roads and isolate Reguengo de Alviela.
The work joined three distinct areas, creating a single modern and functional space. The service is essential for people with cancer or other chronic conditions that require regular monitoring.
A confrontation between two students on the trainee officers' course was filmed at the PSP Practical School in Torres Novas. Eight disciplinary proceedings have been opened.
