The old school ran from 1975 in buildings meant to be temporary. Its replacement takes 1,320 pupils against 813, cost 6.2 million euros more than the 2025 estimate, and will not have its sports pavilion until the end of 2027.
The Sindicato dos Jornalistas says Luis Montenegro has made a habit of statements that end without questions, and is asking editors to stop sending reporters. The mandate it invokes was passed by a journalists' congress in 2017.
Your weekly roundup from the capital: the 16E fast tram consultation closes on 30 September, the Bairro Alto's cameras are renewed in a city that wants 616 more, four anaesthetists resign from Dona Estefânia, Gira's new app drops the 300 euro day-pass hold, and the theatre reopens on the Rossio.
Good morning. Here is your Saturday briefing for 19 September 2026: the day's essential Portugal stories for residents, expats and anyone keeping an eye on the country, running from the
Twenty-five years after the idea was first put to the town, and five after the national commission rejected the first attempt, the bid now belongs to the Portuguese State rather than to the council.
The health unit says three of the four were already absent and the fourth worked part time, and that it has hired ten people since June. The doctors' body puts the national shortfall at 600 anaesthetists.
General João Cartaxo Alves says the law is in final drafting and reaches Parliament this year. It will state the money, not the manufacturer, and the choice between three aircraft comes separately.
