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Recent stories

20 years have passed since the death of Francisco Adam, the Dino from 'Morangos com Açúcar'

📍 Setúbal🎭 Culture#entertainment+1 more

CMTV has a special report remembering the idol of a generation, featuring testimonies from two members of the youth soap opera's cast.

cmjornal.pt26 Apr
20 years have passed since the death of Francisco Adam, the Dino from 'Morangos com Açúcar'

BES hole exceeds 11 billion euros

📍 Setúbal💶 Finance🚇 Infrastructure#investment+1 more

The amount in question already exceeds the value that ANA, the manager of Portuguese airports, forecasts for the construction cost of the new Lisbon Airport, located in Alcochete.

Correio da Manhã21 Apr
BES hole exceeds 11 billion euros

JSD leadership contested between continuity and change

📍 Setúbal🏛️ Government#youth-politics+2 more

The direct elections to succeed João Pedro Louro as president of the Social Democratic Youth (JSD) will be contested by the current secretary-general, João Pedro Luís, and former MP Clara de Sousa Alves, though the latter has yet to confirm her candidacy. The race represents a choice between continuity and change, influenced by age and regional factors. Louro, who is ineligible for re-election due to age limits, will propose an election date of May 23rd during the National Council meeting in Alcochete. Luís, 24, is running on a platform of 'The Strength of the Future,' while Alves, a lawyer from the Trás-os-Montes region, is considered a potential challenger representing a different approach.

Diário de Notícias27 Mar
JSD leadership contested between continuity and change

Rúben Aguiar is already in prison to serve sentence for attempted murder

📍 Setúbal⚖️ Legal🎭 Culture#crime-report+1 more

The deadline for the end of house arrest was only May 18, but the court decided that the transfer to a prison facility should take place immediately, before that date.

Correio da Manhã25 Mar
Rúben Aguiar is already in prison to serve sentence for attempted murder

Prison for attempted murder with a broken bottle

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

A 21-year-old man struck a 47-year-old victim three times near a bar in Alcochete. He was arrested by the Judicial Police.

Correio da Manhã25 Mar
Prison for attempted murder with a broken bottle

Young man arrested for attempted murder with broken bottle in Alcochete

📍 Setúbal⚖️ Legal#public-safety+1 more

The blows left a 47-year-old man in serious condition.

Correio da Manhã25 Mar
Young man arrested for attempted murder with broken bottle in Alcochete

Man brutally assaulted in Alcochete bar. Suspect arrested

📍 Setúbal⚖️ Legal#public-safety+1 more

The alert was raised around 01:00 on Monday

CNN Portugal25 Mar
Man brutally assaulted in Alcochete bar. Suspect arrested

Young man arrested for attempted murder with broken bottle in Alcochete

📍 Setúbal⚖️ Legal#public-safety+1 more

The blows left a 47-year-old man in serious condition.

Correio da Manhã25 Mar
Young man arrested for attempted murder with broken bottle in Alcochete

Location of the new Lisbon Airport confirmed

📍 Setúbal🚇 Infrastructure🏛️ Government#airport+2 more

Home News Location of the new Lisbon Airport confirmed Location of the new Lisbon Airport confirmed The Government confirmed, in response to ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal, the location of the new Lisbon airport at the Alcochete shooting range, but reiterated reservations regarding the traffic proj

The Portugal News21 Mar
Location of the new Lisbon Airport confirmed

Government confirms Alcochete but maintains reservations

📍 Setúbal🚇 Infrastructure🏛️ Government#public-transport+2 more

Data from the concessionaire's report 'does not reflect the sector's evolution nor the demand potential associated with the new airport', considered the Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing.

Observador20 Mar
Government confirms Alcochete but maintains reservations

New Lisbon airport: Government confirms Alcochete but reiterates reservations regarding traffic projections

📍 Setúbal🚇 Infrastructure🏛️ Government#airport+2 more

The Ministry of Infrastructure considers the assumptions used by the concessionaire to define traffic projections to be “too conservative” and has asked ANA to redo them. The executive confirms Alcochete and highlights the “significant progress of the work”.

Expresso20 Mar
New Lisbon airport: Government confirms Alcochete but reiterates reservations regarding traffic projections

Government confirms new airport in Alcochete but reiterates reservations regarding traffic projections

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

The Government has confirmed the location of the new Lisbon airport at the Alcochete shooting range in response to ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal, while expressing reservations about the traffic forecasts provided by the concessionaire. While acknowledging the progress made on the project and the selection of the Luís de Camões Airport site, the Government stated that the current traffic assumptions are too conservative and could lead to incorrect sizing of the infrastructure. The authorities have requested a revision of these projections and emphasized the need for further coordination regarding the Environmental Impact Study and operational flexibility.

Diário de Notícias20 Mar
Government confirms new airport in Alcochete but reiterates reservations regarding traffic projections

Government confirms Alcochete but reiterates reservations regarding traffic projections

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

The Government confirmed, in response to ANA - Aeroportos de Portugal, the location of the new Lisbon airport at the Alcochete shooting range, but reiterated reservations regarding the traffic projections presented by the concessionaire, according to a statement.

RTP Notícias20 Mar
Government confirms Alcochete but reiterates reservations regarding traffic projections

Government confirms new airport in Alcochete but reiterates reservations regarding traffic projections

📍 Setúbal🚇 Infrastructure🏛️ Government#airport+2 more

The delivery of this report by ANA constitutes the second of four interim reports to be included in the complete application for the NAL, which has a maximum deadline of January 2028.

Correio da Manhã20 Mar
Government confirms new airport in Alcochete but reiterates reservations regarding traffic projections

Environmental report 'validates' Alcochete airport, which is 'advancing at cruising speed'

📍 Setúbal🚇 Infrastructure🏛️ Government#public-infrastructure+2 more

The Minister of Infrastructure and Housing, Miguel Pinto Luz, stated in Parliament this Wednesday that the Environmental Report for the future Luís de Camões airport validates the location at the Alcochete Shooting Range. 'The preliminary environmental report is very clear. It is no longer the Independent Technical Commission that you are pointing fingers at. Other entities...'

ECO18 Mar
Environmental report 'validates' Alcochete airport, which is 'advancing at cruising speed'

IPMA deceived by fisherman hired to collect clam samples in the Tagus. 348 people were hospitalised

📍 Setúbal⚖️ Legal🩺 Health#public-safety+2 more

A fisherman from Alcochete has been charged with a continuous crime of document forgery.

Correio da Manhã15 Mar
IPMA deceived by fisherman hired to collect clam samples in the Tagus. 348 people were hospitalised

IPMA deceived by fisherman hired to collect clam samples in the Tagus. 348 people were hospitalised

📍 Setúbal⚖️ Legal🩺 Health#public-safety+2 more

A fisherman from Alcochete has been charged with a continuous crime of document forgery.

Correio da Manhã15 Mar
IPMA deceived by fisherman hired to collect clam samples in the Tagus. 348 people were hospitalised

Air Force firing range to move from Alcochete to Alter do Chão

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

The Air Force firing range, currently located in Alcochete, Setúbal district, will move to Alter do Chão, in Portalegre, due to the construction of the new Luís de Camões airport, the Minister of National Defence announced today.

RTP Notícias11 Mar
Air Force firing range to move from Alcochete to Alter do Chão

Shooting range moves from Alcochete to Alter do Chão

📍 Setúbal🚇 Infrastructure🏛️ Government#airport+2 more

Nuno Melo confirmed that the Air Force shooting range will move to Portalegre. The demilitarisation of the land in Alcochete is a mandatory step for the future Luís de Camões Airport.

Observador11 Mar
Shooting range moves from Alcochete to Alter do Chão

Shooting Range to move from Alcochete to Alter do Chão

📍 Setúbal🚇 Infrastructure🏛️ Government#airport+2 more

The Air Force Shooting Range will leave Alcochete and be installed in Alter do Chão, announced Defence Minister Nuno Melo today. This move is mandatory as the future Lisbon international airport, named Luís de Camões, will be built exactly on the land where the range has operated until now.

ECO11 Mar
Shooting Range to move from Alcochete to Alter do Chão

Air Force firing range to move from Alcochete to Alter do Chão: "The public can rest assured"

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

The Air Force firing range, currently in Alcochete, will relocate to Alter do Chão to make way for the new Luís de Camões Airport. Defence Minister Nuno Melo stated this is a key step for the demilitarisation of the current site. Air Force Chief General Sérgio Pereira assured the local population that environmental risks are fully controlled and monitored, noting that the current facility has held environmental certification since 2001. The new range will cover approximately 7,500 hectares, with costs shared between the Ministries of Defence and Infrastructure.

Diário de Notícias11 Mar
Air Force firing range to move from Alcochete to Alter do Chão: "The public can rest assured"

Measures limiting constructions in Alcochete come into effect on Saturday

📍 Setúbal🏛️ Government🏠 Property#construction-limits+3 more

The measures that limit new constructions and land alterations in the area of the future Lisbon airport in Alcochete will come into effect this Saturday, aiming to prevent changes that could compromise or increase the cost of the project.

RTP Notícias20 Feb
Measures limiting constructions in Alcochete come into effect on Saturday

Calls for changing location of new Lisbon Airport

📍 Setúbal🚇 Infrastructure🧭 Travel#airport-relocation+3 more

Home News Calls for changing location of new Lisbon Airport Calls for changing location of new Lisbon Airport Some residents' associations and parish councils have proposed to ANA that the micro-location of the future airport in Alcochete be adjusted, while maintaining the strategic decision to r

The Portugal News24 Jan
Calls for changing location of new Lisbon Airport

Government says the technical report for the new airport will be delivered by 16 July

📍 Setúbal🚇 Infrastructure🏛️ Government#airport-project+3 more

The report outlines the project's main environmental impacts and justifies the choice of location within the perimeter of the Campo de Tiro de Alcochete.

Correio da Manhã20 Jan
Government says the technical report for the new airport will be delivered by 16 July

Slow down, listen and observe. In Alcochete, well-being takes the form of birds

📍 Setúbal🧭 Travel🏖️ Daily Life#wellness+3 more

On the banks of the Tagus, with the Samouco salt pans nearby, Praia do Sal Resort has created the country's first package inspired by ornitherapy, combining well-being with a connection to nature through birds.

Público17 Jan
Slow down, listen and observe. In Alcochete, well-being takes the form of birds

New airport. ANA submitted an environmental report to the Government

📍 Setúbal🚇 Infrastructure🧭 Travel#airport-expansion+3 more

The concessionaire bidding for the Luís de Camões airport in Alcochete presented the study carried out by more than 60 specialised technicians on the infrastructure required for the construction.

Observador17 Jan
New airport. ANA submitted an environmental report to the Government

First phase of new Lisbon airport underway

📍 Setúbal🚇 Infrastructure🏛️ Government#new-airport+3 more

Home News First phase of new Lisbon airport underway First phase of new Lisbon airport underway Miguel Pinto Luz, Minister of Infrastructure and Housing, has announced that all necessary conditions are in place for the construction of the new Luís Vaz de Camões Airport in Alcochete.

The Portugal News11 Jan
First phase of new Lisbon airport underway

Government halts new construction near Lisbon's future airport

📍 Setúbal🚇 Infrastructure🏠 Property#luís-de-camões-airport+3 more

The Government approved on Friday precautionary measures to prevent the construction of urban development projects in the area designated for the future Luís de Camões Airport, at the Alcochete firing range. “Today we took a decisive step to ensure there are no disruptions to the construction work, with the approval of precautionary measures over the territory that ...”

ECO9 Jan
Government halts new construction near Lisbon's future airport

Economy Express: EU closes door on Russian gas by 2027 and credit hits records in Portugal

📍 Setúbal💶 Finance🏛️ Government#economic-indicator+3 more

In this episode, we discuss the goals of Portugal 2030 and Cláudia Joaquim's confidence that the country will not lose funds next year. We also look at Savannah's plans to go public, Secil's sustainable innovation, the European decision to ban Russian gas, and the new schedule for Alcochete airport. Additionally, we highlight Mário Centeno's explanations regarding Efacec and the acceleration of credit and deposits in October.

Expresso3 Dec
Economy Express: EU closes door on Russian gas by 2027 and credit hits records in Portugal

Government apologises for "embarrassment at the borders". ANA wants to "shorten where possible" to speed up Alcochete

📍 Setúbal🚇 Infrastructure🏛️ Government#airport-delays+3 more

In response to criticisms from ANA, the Government admits that the situation at airport borders is an “embarrassment” and apologises, promising solutions by next summer. Regarding the new airport, the Executive and the concessionaire are in the same room but not in sync: there is no consensus on deadlines. ANA wants to “shorten where possible” to inaugurate Alcochete by 2035.

RTP Notícias3 Dec
Government apologises for "embarrassment at the borders". ANA wants to "shorten where possible" to speed up Alcochete