Maritime Police officers from Tavira have caught two Spanish fishing boats whose crews illegally had been catching shellfish.
In just one week, the GNR caught 2,799 drivers who were breaking the speed limit on Portugal’s roads.
Still smarting from a stout thrashing in the nation’s media this week over the failure of Ferrovial 2020, the Minister of Planning and Infrastructure today addressed parliament and delivered yet more promises to build new railway lines and develop improvements to the country’s existing rail network.
Ryanair's cabin crew based in Portugal decided on Thursday to call a three-day strike in the last two weeks of March and again in the first half of April, due to "business practices that seriously undermine workers' rights.”
The Left Bloc stance today was that the Portuguese Environment Agency has failed regarding pollution in the Tagus river, that it failed to properly control the pulp producer, Celtejo and that the president of the agency must resign.
Olhão, Portimão and Faro are to have CCTV cameras installed to monitor and record activity in their main trouble spots, with a live feed to local police stations.
The Order of Architects has condemned plans by Portimão council to expand a local childrens’ home, claiming the work will "destroy and adulterate" the original building - a classic from the noted architect António Vicente de Castro.
The Southern Regional Section of the architects' body, states that it was represented at a meeting of Portimão council on February 6th and appealed that the work should not be authorised, saying also that other heritage and preservation entities also have condemned the council's plans.
The work to modernise and improve services along Monte Gordo’s beach front is progressing well with some areas able to be fully functional in March and all concession areas open by the start of the tourist season. 
