The Vice-President (VP) of the Municipality of Funchal, Idalina Perestrelo, stated that seventeen streams are to be cleaned as part of the CMF's flood prevention initiative. This work is currently underway and should be completed in September at a cost of about €63,000.
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From Friday, the 14th of August, the Vila Baleira Hotels & Resorts Groups new Cascais to Porto Santo tourist initiative will commence.
An alert was made by the Directorate-General for Consumers (DGC) this week, stating that four types of face masks do not comply with current health and safety regulations.
The Botanical Cable Car re-opens on the 14th of August and to mark the occasion there will be a 20% discount on all trips during the day.
This month, the Funchal City Council (CMF) will allocate two, 60 x 30 cm half-moon wooden tables that can be fixed outside restaurants and bars located outside the historic Old Town and hotel zone.
TAP- Air Portugal has cited 'commercial reasons' for their cancellation of flight TP2365, which was scheduled to leave Lisbon for Madeira at 5.30 pm this afternoon. As such, their 8.00 pm flight TP2366 from Madeira to Lisbon has also been cancelled.
The Ombudsman's Office has received five complaints about the mandatory use of masks in public spaces in Madeira.
On Sunday the 9th of August, a man fell from the Miradouro do Guindaste, in Faial. Minutes later his body was seen in the sea only to disappear.
Supermarket Pingo Doce, La Vie has joined up with Bring Eat! And created its own home delivery service.
In an interview with Público, the president of the Regional Government of Madeira and the PSD-M, Miguel Albuquerque, maintained his reputation as one of the protagonists of the national political arena for the future of Portugal, as he once again defended his actions in approaching the nationalist right wing party leader André Ventura (Chega).
According to information available on the European Environment Agency website, it is possible to analyse the evolution of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels in Funchal from the 1st of January to 31st of July, and compare these levels to the levels recorded over the previous four years.
Francisco Taboada, former Regional Director of Roads, left this afternoon, on his Facebook page, a public thanks not only to the Municipal Firemen of Santa Cruz, but also to a man - Nélio Correia - who helped him find and rescue his dog , Pepsi, from a steep ridge, close to Reis Magos, Caniço.
Although, in general, people are respecting the new mandatory mask wearing and social distancing rules in Porto Santo, doctor Rogério Correia told local newspaper JM that, that starting this week (09.08), there will be tighter control of the islands nightlife.
Despite the rain, the President of Portugal ended his stay on Porto Santo with a swim in the sea.