Residents mobility allowance under threat.
Residents mobility allowance under threat

TAP problems: After an unusual number of cancellations were observed earlier this week by press agency Lusa, TAP said that it regretted the situation and was … Read more
FN report that the businessmen owning the Café do Teatro on Avenida Arriaga in the heart of Funchal opposite the Municipal Gardens are exploring the possibility of … Read more
Pestana have requested that we publicise one of their charity events to be held early next month – 7th April – … Read more
The Journal boasts that once again the Guardian has given Madeira another favourable review, especially “for the emotions that it can arouse in its … Read more
With all the recent publicity surrounding Facebook user data being “mined”, this is just a quick post to confirm that this website is … Read more
An easyJet co-pilot is filmed dancing while flying a plane full of passengers at 30,000ft.
The Sun carries an exclusive report that an easyJet co-pilot was filmed dancing by his … Read more
The Diario reports that for the seventh consecutive year, the Basic School of the 2nd and 3rd cycle of Caniço, in coordination with … Read more
Yesterday morning a Norwegian flagged sailboat, which was to the south of Ponta São Lourenço, had to be assisted into Funchal by the … Read more
The Diario reports that in the aftermath of the storms two weeks ago, the Municipality of Funchal, through the company Frente MarFunchal, together with the Portuguese Army, … Read more
This year Finland takes the top spot as the happiest country as measured by surveys undertaken by Gallup from 2015-2017. Rounding out the rest of the top ten … Read more
Although the Spring Equinox of 2018 only officially occurs tomorrow in the Northern Hemisphere, on Tuesday March 20, in reality spring in Madeira technically occurred four … Read more
Latest photos of the monstrosity that is the new Savoy can be found on Skyscrapercity.com dated last week. The latest inside information is that they hope … Read more
Following on from a Comment to the latest post, by coincidence the Diario has published recent photos from Porto Santo (attributed … Read more
The Journal reports that the total amount of storm damage caused to public infrastructures by the weather that hit the south coast of Madeira at the end of February and … Read more
The vice-president of the Regional Government, Pedro Calado, quoted in the Journal, has said that he is confident that Madeira could have the return … Read more
The Journal reports that several Portuguese “caravels” (man o’ war) have been sighted on the south coast of Madeira. According to the Captain … Read more
Thanks to Peter for sending in a link to the 4K time-lapse video taken at Madeira airport, illustrating in detail the logistics involved from the … Read more
Just a few minutes ago (Sunday – 16.30) the Diario started to feature a sequence of photos of giant waves at Porto Moniz, on the north … Read more
Thanks to Maurice for suggesting the obvious solution to any problems at the airport in the “Comments” to the previous post – the re-introduction of the … Read more
The Diario reports that three dolphins have been found dead on the beach in Porto Santo. The animals were found this morning on the beach … Read more
Airport problems: By 9.30am Friday, according to the Diario, 9 flights have already been cancelled, 3 have been diverted, 3 have postponed, and another is currently in … Read more
Bad weather: following up on previous posts, once again the predictions are accurate for the prevailing weather for tonight. Out at the airport there is … Read more