Vila Real, Portugal
Latest news and stories from Vila Real.
The suspect, who is in Portugal illegally, allegedly used a lighter or cigarette to start the fire in the Vila Velha area. The burned area was limited to 100 m² due to the intervention of firefighters.
For 80% of UTAD students, accommodation is the biggest university expense. A €30.4 million investment funds 1,139 beds and could lower rents in Vila Real.
Alexandre Favaios will succeed José Miranda Silva, who was elected president of the local socialist branch in 2020 and served three terms.
A 20-year-old man who was in an irregular situation in the country.
He served as vice-rector for Innovation, Technology Transfer and Digital University between 2021 and 2023, and as pro-rector for Innovation and Technology Transfer between 2017 and 2020. The election will take place on 29 June.
The equipment cost 220,000 euros and is part of a two-million-euro global investment. The integrated master's degree has 40 places and conditional accreditation from A3ES.
The alert was given at 15:25 and the GNR took charge of the incident
The 96-kilometre railway line connected Régua to Vila Real and Chaves. A petition discussed by the deputies speaks of an “entire region completely held hostage by road transport”.
The giant andor of Senhora da Pena, which can reach about 23 metres in height and weigh up to three tonnes, is a deeply rooted community practice in the parish of Mouçós and Lamães.
A 68-year-old man has died following a motorcycle accident on the IP4 road.
A man died following a motorcycle crash on the IP4, near Vila Real, the GNR reported.
The IP4 was closed in both directions at kilometre 95.
A 43-year-old man has been remanded in custody. He used another stolen car to commit the crime.
A 43-year-old man has been remanded in custody. He used another stolen car to commit the crime.
The forest area began burning at midnight this Saturday and mobilised nearly 80 firefighters. The battle against the flames lasted throughout the night, but it is now under the control of the authorities.
Two aircraft are currently deployed in Vila Real to assist with operations.
José Augusto, second-in-command of the Cruz Branca fire department in Vila Real, indicates that the coming hours will be dedicated to mopping-up operations. Additionally, the number of requests for assistance to the Food Bank Against Hunger has increased.
Eight districts in mainland Portugal are under a yellow weather warning this Friday due to hot weather, including Vila Real, according to the Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA).
Fire has been burning in a scrubland area since midnight. There are no reports of affected homes. Also in this edition, a stalemate in Operation Influencer. The Public Prosecutor's Office has not yet had access to some of the seized emails.
Seventy firefighters are currently battling a blaze in the Vila Real region.
The former Social Democratic leader will be attending a tribute to his father in Vila Real.
The Iberian wolf is being honoured at an Art Festival in the village of Benagouro, in the municipality of Vila Real. The event features theatre, cinema, and documentary premieres to promote the value of the Trás-os-Montes habitat.
The detainee will be brought before a judge on Thursday for an initial judicial interrogation to determine potential coercive measures.
The detainees are a 32-year-old woman and a 27-year-old man who will appear before a judge on Wednesday at the Guimarães Court of Appeal.
In a region marked by tradition, the Douro, an unusual single-varietal wine is born. From a historic plot, famous for having produced the first editions of Mateus Rosé, comes a single-varietal wine made from a grape variety often unloved by producers, but which yields fresh and intense wines.
On May 5th, at a press conference held in Vila Real, the National Federation of Common Lands described the management agreement proposed by the ICNF to local common land communities as a 'blank cheque to the State'.
During the proceedings, police officers seized a geolocation device (GPS) that one of the suspects allegedly installed in the victim's vehicle to monitor their movements.
The response capacity for highly complex rural fires is being tested.
The president of the ANEPC also said that there is, this year, a particular focus on the central region, hit by storm Kristin, but highlighted that one cannot “lose sight of the rest of the country”.
During the proceedings, police officers seized a geolocation device (GPS) that one of the suspects allegedly installed in the victim's vehicle to monitor their movements.
