The Funchal City Council (CMF) has announced that the Funchal Ecological Park now has a new 2.2 km walking route between Ribeira das Cales and Levada do Barreiro.
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European legislation is preparing a set of new measures regarding vehicle safety, which will revolutionise the car industry. Once legislation is passed, all new cars will be installed with an alcohol metre and an immobiliser, to prevent the car from starting if the driver is over the legal limit.
While visiting the Igreja Matriz de São Jorge, in Santana, the President of Madeira was was asked to comment on the controversy generated around the new Madeira Brand Logo, which has even been decried by the former president of the Regional Government, Alberto João Jardim as ' bourgeois snobbery.'
An alleged technical failure at Porto Santo's only petrol station on Monday has left people with no option but to walk.
While talking to journalists, Pedro Fino, the Regional Secretary for Equipment and Infrastructure recently announced that the Regional Government will launch, this year, a new tender for the concession and development of the Ponta do Pargo golf course.
If the pandemic has created one thing, it is controversy, leaving with many governments feeling that they are damned if they do and damned if they don't.
The mandatory second test for Porto Santo residents who return from travelling to Madeira, continues to be criticised.
This morning, the Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Development, Humberto Vasconcelos presented 'Certificates of Participation' to the ten trainees who attended the 1st Workshop on Clay Pottery.
In a press note the DPFL-Associação Floresta Laurissilva highlighted several unfavorable conclusions presented in the IUCN - International Union for the Conservation of Nature report about the Regional Governments intention to pave Caminho das Ginjas.
The Mayor of Funchal, Miguel Silva Gouveia, accompanied by councillor Dina Letra, who oversees the Municipal Markets, were present this morning at the Mercado dos Lavradores, for the opening of the 6th edition of the Chocolate Market which will run until Wednesday the 7th of April.
The Regional Secretary of Health and Civil Protection, Pedro Ramos considers the request made by the Mayor of Porto Santo to shorten the curfew and extend the opening hours of catering and commerce, given the lack of cases on the island, to be "natural."
Domestic and national markets have saved some of Madeira's hotels from derisory low occupancy rates. But while Funchal's hotel reservation rate is around 30%, there are some hotels located in other parts of the island registering bookings of over 80%.
The Funchal City Council (CMF) and the Cecília Zino Foundation signed this week, a protocol of financial support and collaboration, with a view to supporting the project “O Sol Marca a Sombra,” commissioned by the Madeiran artist Sonya Câmara, and inspired by the work of the artist Lourdes Castro.
Blandy's Madeira Wine in association with UauCacau will officially present their new chocolate truffles designed to complement Madeira Wine on Friday the 26th of March at 3 pm at Blandy's Wine Lodge, on Avenida Arriaga.
The President of the Regional Government admitted today that in order to contain the pandemic he is considering the possibility of maintaining the current curfew beyond Easter.