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Alcácer do Sal(326)Alcochete(46)Almada(341)Barreiro(85)Grândola(59)Moita(32)Montijo(46)Palmela(107)Santiago do Cacém(29)Seixal(147)Sesimbra(52)Setúbal(285)Sines(164)
Alcácer do Sal(326)Alcochete(46)Almada(341)Barreiro(85)Grândola(59)Moita(32)Montijo(46)Palmela(107)Santiago do Cacém(29)Seixal(147)Sesimbra(52)Setúbal(285)Sines(164)

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Tomato industry needs 400 seasonal workers

📍 Setúbal💼 Work💶 Finance#job-creation+2 more

Clan is hiring over 400 people for Castanheira do Ribatejo and Marateca to meet the seasonal needs of the tomato processing industry. The recruitment firm is seeking production, warehouse, sorting, and quality control operators, as well as quality analysts and administrative assistants for Kagome Foods Portugal and FIT. Candidates of all ages are welcome, with availability required from late July to early October. Kagome provides free transport for continuous shift workers from various areas including Montijo, Águas de Moura, Setúbal, Carregado, and Alverca. Additionally, a separate report notes that a tax incentive for housing has benefited over 200 companies and 8,900 workers, though critics argue it fails to address structural housing issues.

dinheirovivo.dn.pt24m ago
Tomato industry needs 400 seasonal workers

EDP opens battle with the State over seawater in Sines

📍 Setúbal🚇 Infrastructure⚖️ Legal#desalination+2 more

EDP has filed an injunction against a decree that grants Águas de Santo André the water intake from the former coal-fired power plant, which is intended to supply the desalination plant and major projects in Sines.

observador.pt3h ago
EDP opens battle with the State over seawater in Sines

"It is covering one mistake with another": Rui Figueiredo on the controversy involving Catarina Miranda and Afonso Leitão

📍 Setúbal🎭 Culture⚖️ Legal#entertainment+1 more

A criminal complaint has been filed at the Moita DIAP, in which Catarina Miranda is accused of eight crimes. The 'Noite das Estrelas' commentator is of the opinion that “both should step away from the spotlight on a personal level.”

cmjornal.pt3h ago
"It is covering one mistake with another": Rui Figueiredo on the controversy involving Catarina Miranda and Afonso Leitão

New Lisbon airport at a “very accelerated pace”. Pinto Luz admits co-management of TAP as early as 2026

📍 Setúbal🚇 Infrastructure🏛️ Government#airport-construction+2 more

The Minister of Infrastructure, Miguel Pinto Luz, guarantees that the dossier regarding the construction of the new airport at the Alcochete Shooting Range is advancing at a “very accelerated pace”, ensuring that ANA “is complying on a daily basis” and that in January 2028 it will deliver to the Portuguese State “the project for the new airport, the ...

eco.sapo.pt4h ago
New Lisbon airport at a “very accelerated pace”. Pinto Luz admits co-management of TAP as early as 2026

Today in the news: Sines, World Cup and BCP

📍 Setúbal💶 Finance🚇 Infrastructure#economic-indicator+1 more

The Bank of Portugal has revised its forecasts for investment and imports upwards this year due to the data centre being built in Sines. The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) invited party and parliamentary leaders to watch Portugal's debut in the World Cup, but in this case the president...

eco.sapo.pt7h ago
Today in the news: Sines, World Cup and BCP

Studying for exams with the help of artificial intelligence? It is useful, but “it makes many mistakes”

📍 Setúbal🎓 Education💡 Technology#artificial-intelligence+1 more

Artificial intelligence tools have entered the study routine of many secondary school students, who, between summaries and explanations, say that one must be wary of their results.

publico.pt8h ago
Studying for exams with the help of artificial intelligence? It is useful, but “it makes many mistakes”

Sines is attracting more investment, but also more imports

📍 Setúbal💶 Finance🚇 Infrastructure#investment+2 more

The Bank of Portugal has revised its forecasts for investment and imports upwards for this year. The data centre in Sines is the explanation.

publico.pt8h ago
Sines is attracting more investment, but also more imports

Cimpor reactivates Sines grinding plant that had been closed since 2010

📍 Setúbal💶 Finance🌱 Environment#economic-activity+2 more

The cement company Cimpor has reactivated its grinding production centre in Sines, which had been closed for almost 16 years. The company, owned by the Taiwan Cement Corporation group, announced this Monday that it has begun operations at the grinding facility on the Alentejo coast, which operated between 2002 and 2010 but eventually closed following a strategic decision to relocate.

eco.sapo.pt15 Jun
Cimpor reactivates Sines grinding plant that had been closed since 2010

Man takes child along for robbery in Seixal. Police searching for armed suspect

📍 Setúbal⚖️ Legal#crime-report+1 more

The robber stole a mobile phone.

cmjornal.pt15 Jun
Man takes child along for robbery in Seixal. Police searching for armed suspect

Demilitarising Alcochete Shooting Range costs 4.5 million. Completion by 2029

📍 Setúbal🚇 Infrastructure🏛️ Government#airport+1 more

The Government has approved an expenditure of 4.5 million euros to fund the demilitarisation works at the Alcochete Shooting Range, an intervention considered essential to proceed with the construction of the future Luís de Camões Airport. The demilitarisation of the area must be completed by the end of 2029. According to the resolution...

eco.sapo.pt15 Jun
Demilitarising Alcochete Shooting Range costs 4.5 million. Completion by 2029

A day of emotion! Ricardo Sá Pinto walks his daughter down the aisle

📍 Setúbal🎭 Culture#celebrity-news

Leonor Sá Pinto tied the knot with José Gomes in a ceremony held in Alcochete.

cmjornal.pt15 Jun
A day of emotion! Ricardo Sá Pinto walks his daughter down the aisle

“There will be housing for everyone” in Santiago do Cacém

📍 Setúbal🏠 Property🏛️ Government#housing+1 more

Born in Santiago do Cacém in the year of the first-ever local elections in 1976, Bruno Pereira achieved the feat of winning, on his first attempt, a municipality that had always been a stronghold of the PCP. In an interview with ECO/Local Online, the mayor of the municipality that has served as a support base for the major Sines project since 1971 discusses universities...

eco.sapo.pt15 Jun
“There will be housing for everyone” in Santiago do Cacém

Santiago do Cacém is not willing to accept only the disadvantages of Sines

📍 Setúbal💶 Finance🏛️ Government#investment+1 more

The new centrality of Portugal, as stated by the Government, includes Santiago do Cacém, Sines, and Santo André, according to mayor Bruno Pereira. For the mayor of Santiago do Cacém, the weight of this region in investment and GDP, with over 20 billion euros in projected developments, requires...

eco.sapo.pt15 Jun
Santiago do Cacém is not willing to accept only the disadvantages of Sines

Charneca da Caparica: a neighbourhood that still knows how to be a neighbourhood

📍 Setúbal🏖️ Daily Life🎭 Culture#community+2 more

A reflection on the sense of community in Charneca da Caparica, where daily interactions, local traditions, and mutual support among neighbours create a strong social fabric. The author highlights how simple acts—like knowing each other's names, sharing meals, or helping in times of need—serve as a vital protection against loneliness and modern burnout, arguing that true community is an essential, irreplaceable human experience.

dn.pt14 Jun

Caparica fishermen say they have less and less beach to work on

📍 Setúbal🏖️ Daily Life🌱 Environment#coastal-management+1 more

Once masters of the beach, the fishermen of Caparica, Almada, have less and less space to work, between the scarcity of sand, bar and restaurant concessions, surf schools, and other events they are not involved in.

rtp.pt14 Jun

Tânia decided to become a fisherwoman when her son turned 10

📍 Setúbal🎭 Culture🏖️ Daily Life#local-life+1 more

After her son turned 10, Tânia Graça decided to trade the security of home for life at sea, but not before having “a big argument” with her husband, who is also a fisherman.

rtp.pt14 Jun

After the summer festivals, not everything that comes to the net is fish

📍 Setúbal🌱 Environment🏖️ Daily Life#sustainability+2 more

Fishermen in Caparica are collecting more trash in their nets following music festivals on the Algés promenade in Oeiras, including cups, bottles, and other debris that clash with sustainability campaigns.

rtp.pt14 Jun

Fishermen complain about having no beach to work on

📍 Setúbal🏖️ Daily Life🌱 Environment#costa-da-caparica+2 more

Once masters of the beach, fishermen in Caparica have less and less space to work, amidst a shortage of sand, bar and restaurant concessions, and surf schools.

observador.pt14 Jun
Fishermen complain about having no beach to work on

Caparica fishermen say they have less and less beach to work on

📍 Setúbal🏖️ Daily Life🌱 Environment#coastal-management+2 more

Fishermen also point to a shortage of sand, bar and restaurant concessions, surf schools, and other events that they are not involved in.

cmjornal.pt14 Jun
Caparica fishermen say they have less and less beach to work on

Sara Norte embraces a new professional challenge

📍 Setúbal🎭 Culture#entertainment+1 more

The commentator says she is excited about this new stage.

cmjornal.pt13 Jun
Sara Norte embraces a new professional challenge

PSP arrests armed man in Almada posing as a police officer

📍 Setúbal⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#crime-report+1 more

The individual was in possession of a 6.35 mm calibre firearm, an extendable baton, and a professional wallet containing documentation and identification items with police characteristics.

cmjornal.pt13 Jun
PSP arrests armed man in Almada posing as a police officer

NIO EL6: premium comfort and 490 horsepower

📍 Setúbal🏖️ Daily Life🚇 Infrastructure#electric-vehicles+2 more

Buying a 67,000 euro car in Portugal is an act that requires conviction. Conviction that the product is worth the money, that the brand will still exist when it is time for a service, and that the neighbours won't ask 'that's Chinese, isn't it?'. The NIO EL6 forces the...

eco.sapo.pt13 Jun
NIO EL6: premium comfort and 490 horsepower

Bad weather: 27 million investment for urgent beach works nearing completion

📍 Setúbal🌱 Environment🚇 Infrastructure#sustainability+2 more

The 27 million euro investment in urgent works to repair storm damage on beaches has been realised, with only one project left to complete, revealed the president of the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) this Saturday. “We have done everything. The planned works have been executed. We are still finishing one project in Costa da Caparica, but...

eco.sapo.pt13 Jun
Bad weather: 27 million investment for urgent beach works nearing completion

Man found dead at Portinho da Costa in Almada

📍 Setúbal⚖️ Legal#crime-report+1 more

The Maritime Police Psychology Office was activated and the Local Command of the Lisbon Maritime Police took charge of the incident.

cmjornal.pt13 Jun
Man found dead at Portinho da Costa in Almada

Navy ordered to pay 210,000 euros in compensation to marine who fell from eucalyptus tree

📍 Setúbal⚖️ Legal🏛️ Government#court-cases+2 more

Accident during a test at the Marine School in Barreiro in 2011 left the soldier with 100% disability for service.

cmjornal.pt13 Jun
Navy ordered to pay 210,000 euros in compensation to marine who fell from eucalyptus tree

Movement contests delay in works on the beaches of Costa da Caparica

📍 Setúbal🏖️ Daily Life🚇 Infrastructure#beaches+2 more

Works should have finished before June 1st, but they are still ongoing. The group questioned the minister about the reasons for the delay.

cmjornal.pt13 Jun
Movement contests delay in works on the beaches of Costa da Caparica

Setúbal rejects BE accusations regarding Herdade da Comenda

📍 Setúbal🏛️ Government🏖️ Daily Life#public-access+2 more

The Left Bloc (BE) accused Herdade da Comenda of appropriating five beaches in Arrábida. The Setúbal City Council justifies the restricted access due to landslides that put the roads at risk.

observador.pt12 Jun
Setúbal rejects BE accusations regarding Herdade da Comenda

Setúbal wants maritime transport to Arrábida beaches

📍 Setúbal🚇 Infrastructure🧭 Travel#public-transport+2 more

The municipality aims to develop the project in 2027. The cost of building transport support infrastructure and repairing damage caused by landslides is estimated at 50 million.

observador.pt12 Jun
Setúbal wants maritime transport to Arrábida beaches

Setúbal City Council wants maritime transport to Arrábida beaches by 2027

📍 Setúbal🚇 Infrastructure🏖️ Daily Life#public-transport+2 more

The goal is to reduce vehicle pressure on road access routes and provide a sustainable alternative for beachgoers.

cmjornal.pt12 Jun
Setúbal City Council wants maritime transport to Arrábida beaches by 2027

Setúbal City Council wants maritime transport to Arrábida beaches by 2027

📍 Setúbal🚇 Infrastructure🏖️ Daily Life#public-transport+2 more

The Setúbal City Council intends to create maritime connections to the Arrábida beaches, with fares equivalent to the Navegante pass starting in 2027, as an alternative to this year's road constraints, revealed the municipality's vice-president, Maria do Carmo Tiago, to Lusa this Friday. “It is a project to be developed for next year,” she stated to the agency.

eco.sapo.pt12 Jun
Setúbal City Council wants maritime transport to Arrábida beaches by 2027