Historic centre of Vila Nova de Cerveira closed to traffic for two months
Access will be restricted. Find out what the exceptions are.

Viana do Castelo, Portugal
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Access will be restricted. Find out what the exceptions are.

Gestamp will invest 16.6 million euros to expand its Vila Nova de Cerveira unit to manufacture new components for electric and hybrid vehicles. As it is considered an investment of strategic interest, it will receive 4.2 million euros in support from the Portuguese state. Gestamp aims to increase the capacity of its unit.

The Ministry of Economy stated this Thursday that the concession contract for the Vila Nova de Cerveira Castle remains valid and that the concessionaire maintains interest in installing a hotel under the property's concession. The property referring to the Vila Nova de Cerveira Castle is owned by the Portuguese State, being...

The sculpture, which represents a deer and is considered an 'identity symbol' by the local council and one of the most visited in the region, was vandalised with paint on its base. The council has expressed its condemnation of the acts and has requested the intervention of the GNR. They are considering installing video surveillance at the site.
The intervention is part of the municipal social housing strategy funded by the Recovery and Resilience Plan.

The upper floor and roof of the house were destroyed in the parish of Campos. An elderly man was inside the house but escaped unharmed.

The accident occurred this Thursday in Reboreda. The woman who was on the motorcycle was taken to Braga in serious condition. GNR and firefighters are on the scene.

The two victims, a man and a woman aged 30 and 28, were travelling on a motorcycle. The woman was transported to Braga hospital.

The Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) warned on Monday of a flood risk during the week, particularly affecting areas north of the Mondego River and the Tagus basin.
