Mértola/Serpa: Airport in Alcochete. Relocation of the Shooting Range.
The Government announced today that the New Lisbon Airport (NAL), It will be built at the Alcochete Shooting Field and named Luís de Camões. The construction requires the relocation of the Shooting Field and the solution will be Mértola/Serpa.
Beja: IX edition of Beja Romana from Friday to Sunday, of 17 and 19 May.
The initiative of the Municipality of Beja which has as strategic partners and co-organizers the Agrupamento de Escolas nº2 de Beja and Agrupamento de Escolas nº1 de Beja, develops under the theme “Pax Romana: Guerra, Peace and Dominion of the Territory.
Cycling: Alentejo journalist Fernando Emílio has died.
Fernando Emilio, passed away this Friday, on the same day as there 40 years Joaquim Agostinho died, the best Portuguese cyclist ever. The last race he followed was the Volta ao Alentejo, which took place 20 a 24 March.
Mértola: Light vehicle crash kills one man and injures two.
A man dies after being hit by a car that crashed in Mértola. There is still one serious injury and one minor injury reported..
Odemira: Opening of the Moagem de Sabóia Incubator.
The inauguration of the Moagem de Sabóia Business Incubator is scheduled for the day 17 May, in a ceremony that will be attended by the Mayor of Odemira, Helder Warrior.
Beja: Municipal Holiday-Ascension Thursday.
Today is a Municipal Holiday, in Beja county, the traditional Cob Day, with several initiatives in the city, such as the inauguration of the Monument in Homage to Combatants and the awarding of Medals of Merit.