Month: September 2017

The Diario online reports that Madeira was tonight distinguished for the fourth time as Europe’s ‘best island destination’ at the tourism “Oscars” gala held in St Petersburg, Russia. In the … Read more

Pestana growth

The reality is beginning to emerge from the ambitious plans announced by Pestana earlier this year when they revealed that they were planning 22 new hotels over the … Read more

Cabo Girão entry remains free until 2018

Charging for entry at Cabo Girão will only takes come into force from January next year, the Regional Secretariat of Finance and Public … Read more

The Journal reports today that the Parish Council of Faial has announced improvements to the wharf at Fajã do Mar in Faial, which serves around forty boats from the region, … Read more

WalkMe Guide (link on the sidebar) published a YouTube video of sunrise on Pico Ruivo recently. The torchlight ascent which starts the Pico Ruivo video coincides with the announcement of … Read more

easyJet have released their flights up to 24th June 2018 – their new schedule includes the usual flights to Funchal.

Community Forum

Please do not forget to use the new … Read more

Most visitors to Funchal will not have missed the extensive work that has been undertaken over the past months on what could arguably be described as one of Funchal’s ugliest … Read more

Perhaps it is not a coincidence with elections approaching, but the Diario today carries the story that public funding of three million euros per year has increased the number of … Read more

Another fire in Ponta do Sol

FN report late this afternoon that fires again are worrying the population of Ponta do Sol – initially reported here.
They report that … Read more

Firefighters struggling with large fire in Jardim da Serra

The Diario reports this morning that the fire which broke out at 9.00pm yesterday evening at Boca da Corrida in Jardim … Read more

Not a great deal of significant news around at the moment so thanks for Ellen who sent me a link to an article in the Portugal News a little while … Read more

Bird strike at Madeira airport

The Diario reports on a “bird strike” that affected an incoming TUI flight from Frankfurt yesterday morning. The fuselage of the plane was discovered to … Read more

Both local newspapers report that the fire in Serra d’Água is still not extinguished. The Journal reports six firefighters and three vehicles still attending the blaze at Eira de Moura … Read more

General discussion in the Community Forum

Please do not forget to use the new Community Forum section of the blog for general discussion on any subject. The project has been … Read more

Fire overnight in Serra d`Água

The Journal reports that a fresh fire threatened houses in Serra d`Água overnight. The commander of the Firemen of Ribeira Brava had initially stated it … Read more

Trees badly pruned without reason?

FN online draws attention to recent pruning work undertaken on the tress lining a section of the Avenida do Mar on the seafront in central … Read more

Rather confusingly the Journal is reporting this morning that the fires above Ponta do Sol have been completely extinguished, whilst just an hour earlier the Diario reported that firefighters were … Read more

More photos of the fires above Ponta do Sol are becoming available – the first one courtesy of FN, the second from the Journal website overnight. The fires, in common … Read more

18.00:  According to the Diario, some urban areas of Ponta do Sol are currently threatened by a fire that started this morning at Ribeira da Tabua, in Ribeira Brava. The … Read more

Prince Albert II of Monaco arrived in Madeira yesterday. He is pictured below in the Journal visiting the exhibition: “An exploratory prince – Alberto I of Monaco in Madeira”, which … Read more

The Diario today leads with the story that more and more stray animals are to be found on the island. The president of the Regional Council of Madeira Veterinary Medical … Read more

The Diario online this afternoon is reporting that a fire is being tackled in the Trompica area above Ribeira Brava. The fire is described as being “under control” despite the … Read more

It has been announced that the popular Vicentes museum of photography will reopen to the public in the summer of 2018. Eduardo Jesus, the minister for economy, tourism and culture, … Read more

Following on from a suggestion a couple of posts ago, I have implemented a “blank” post which will allow readers to add general questions that are not specifically associated with … Read more