Porto Santo’s beach will become a testing ground for three coastal protection methods under a €2.1 million project designed to tackle erosion and strengthen the island’s natural sea defences. The work combines the reuse of sand dredged from Porto de Abrigo, the addition of sand to Fontinha beach and the…
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September 2026 was warmer and drier than average across Madeira, with all weather stations analysed recording temperatures above the 1991–2020 climatological normal and rainfall below it. Figures released by the Regional Directorate of Statistics of Madeira (DREM), based on IPMA data, show that the largest temperature deviation was recorded at…
Miguel Albuquerque has defended allowing taller buildings in suitable areas of Funchal, as Madeira’s Legislative Assembly debated a petition proposing a general limit of ten storeys. Speaking on Tuesday, the 20th of October, during the handover of 25 homes in Ribeiro Real, Câmara de Lobos, the President of the Regional…
A man armed with a shotgun was photographed on the Ponta de São Lourenço trail on Sunday, the 18th of October, amid reports that he fired shots while tourists were walking nearby. According to a witness, the man was hunting partridges. His presence and the reported gunfire surprised walkers and…
Separate reports of violence and threatening behaviour in São Roque and Câmara de Lobos have prompted concern among residents. In São Roque, Funchal, witnesses reported a disturbance involving more than 20 people, some allegedly carrying metal bars, knives and batons. Several police officers, including members of the Rapid Intervention brigade,…
Águas e Resíduos da Madeira (ARM) has urged residents and businesses to separate wooden packaging for recycling, ahead of changes to waste acceptance at the Meia Serra Solid Waste Treatment Plant. From the 12th of October, the plant will no longer accept waste containing recyclable wooden packaging. Producers must separate…
Porto Santo’s future lies in its identity, history and culture, rather than an indiscriminate increase in visitor numbers, according to Mayor Nuno Batista. Speaking on the sidelines of the Atlantic Tourism Days in Velas, on the Azorean island of São Jorge, Batista said the aim was to offer visitors a…
Funchal’s Municipal Assembly approved an amendment to the municipal Fees Regulation this morning, ending free parking for electric vehicles in on-street spaces and car parks managed by the municipality. Electric vehicles will instead receive a 50% discount on the standard parking tariff. Mayor Jorge Carvalho said the exemption was introduced…
Walkers using the Vereda da Ponta de São Lourenço (PR8) will face temporary diversions from Wednesday, 30th of September, as repair and improvement works get under way. The Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN) says short detours will be introduced along sections of the usual route to protect visitors…
The Regional Government says it has completed €4.2 million of renovation and energy efficiency work across four public housing complexes, covering 171 homes. Regional Secretary for Equipment and Infrastructure Pedro Rodrigues visited the Pico dos Barcelos housing complex in Santo António, Funchal, on Monday, 28th of September, to mark the…
Figures released by the Regional Secretariat for Health and Civil Protection show that 302 fires have been recorded between the 1st of January and Saturday, 26th of September. Of those incidents, 253 were bush fires. Câmara de Lobos recorded the highest number, with 71 fires, including 58 in bush areas.…
Madeira’s Regional Civil Protection Service has warned that temperatures are expected to rise over the coming days as easterly winds bring hot, dry air to the archipelago. The Portuguese Institute for the Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) has issued a yellow warning for hot weather across Madeira and Porto Santo for…
Madeira and Porto Santo will be under a yellow weather warning from 10:00 on Thursday, 24th of September, until 19:00 on Friday, 25th of September, because of persistently high temperatures. The warning issued by the Portuguese Institute for Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) covers Madeira’s north and south coasts, its mountainous…
Photographs sent to DIÁRIO appear to show tourists camping in a dangerously exposed area beside the Pináculo Viewpoint in São Gonçalo, Funchal. The images show a tent pitched close to the edge of the cliff, apparently secured to a tree and metal structures outside the viewpoint’s designated public area. Trainers,…
The number of vehicles in Madeira has increased dramatically over the past 25 years, rising from 84,057 in 2000 to 206,588 in 2025, an increase of 145.77%. In Funchal, the number rose by 89.53%, from 46,262 to 87,681 during the same period. The figures, provided by the Portuguese Insurance and…