Month: February 2019

Last summer’s ferry operating elsewhere

Within the context all of the political and financial games that play in Madeira, yet more developments have appeared within the last few days.
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Donations totalling €227,000 in Madeira in 2018

The Diario report that in 2018, Continente donated a total of €227,020 in food and non-food surpluses to charities and animal support institutions … Read more

Building was to become a hotel

The man suspected of setting the fire that consumed the Insular building in the centre of Funchal has been released by the police on … Read more

Both local newspapers report that a 120 kilo shark was caught off Porto Moniz yesterday.
According to the Journal the shark was caught well offshore, where it would have been … Read more

Woman dies at ​​Ponta das Gaivotas

FN carry the details (and these pictures from the Maritime Authorities) of the car that fell from the cliff at ​​Ponta das Gaivotas… Read more

“A Winter Escape”

“Epá, és assim tão boa”? Are you that good? Thus begins the introduction to a new video, together with a few other complimentary expletives regarding the island! … Read more

First tender stage complete

Today’s Journal reports that the initial tender stage for the new hospital has been completed, with eight applications being received online before the deadline yesterday. This … Read more

Heavy seas continue to hit south coast

Heavy seas have continued to hit the south coast today, with the photo opposite being taken in Ponto do Sol yesterday.

Despite the … Read more

Mountain biker rescued by fire-fighters

The Journal reports that a 24-year-old man suffered a fall when he was riding a mountain bike this morning – falling from a height of … Read more

Aerial images and video

The Journal features aerial images captured by Paulo Vasconcelos which illustrate the size of the flames at the critical point of the fire that broke out … Read more

19.30: Various media outlets have within the last few minutes started reporting that a major fire has broken out in the centre of Funchal.
Apologies – this website crashed briefly … Read more

Wind causes problems again

Madeira Airport has experienced problems yet again this afternoon – problems perfectly predicted by our resident weather Jaime – who still has a 100% record recently!… Read more

Next month will see the school climate strikes arrive on the island. The Diario reports ‘Global Strike for the School for the Climate’ is being promoted in the Region for … Read more

Carnival season starts

Kyllian depression approaches

Thanks to Peter, with his usual interest in the Azores, for flagging up that the Kyllian depression is expected to reach the Azores this coming Saturday, with … Read more

Problems multiply in Zona Velha

The excellent FN report today on an increasing number of homeless people and drug addicts to be found in the Zona Velha area of Funchal.… Read more

Jet stream feeds early UK spring

Thanks to our resident expert on all matters weather and nautical, Jaime, for pointing out that February’s Madeiran weather is currently being transported towards … Read more

Memorial for tenth anniversary?

Thanks for Maurice for alerting me to this story. The Diario reports that the political party NÓS, Cidadãos! (WE, Citizens!) has proposed that a memorial is … Read more

Romanian gang attacks on the island

The Journal is carrying the unusual story that a criminal organisation, made up of Romanian citizens, has been carrying out a number of robberies … Read more