PLAZA Madeira will celebrate its first Christmas under the theme of solidarity and sustainability. The most anticipated moment for the little ones is at 16:00 on the 1st of December when Father Christmas arrives at the shopping centre. It is in a magical and joyful environment that Father Christmas will…
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After the success of the eleven previous editions of the ‘My Christmas Card’ contest, which began in 2012, the competition has received thousands of entries. With its continued popularity, the National Association of Teachers (ANP) – Regional Section of Madeira, will promote the XII edition of this initiative for all…
The trial of the 46-year-old man who is accused of having started the fire that consumed several hectares of pasture and houses in Calheta and Porto Moniz, in October last year, began on Thursday at the Central Criminal Court of Funchal. Even though the defendant was silent, the court heard…
CBM is pleased to announce the return of professor Paulo Borges to Madeira on December 7th to lead a workshop on meditation. This event constitutes an introductory step to meditative practice, accessible to anyone. Professor Borges is professor of Medicine and Meditation at the Faculty of Medicine of the University…
After yesterday’s approval of the Autonomy holiday in Parliament, Madeirans now have 18 public holidays. Seventeen regional days and one municipality day. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com Views: 3
In 2023, the foreign population residing in the Region reached 14,060 people, a growth of 141% compared to 2013, when 5,829 non-national citizens were recorded as living on the island. The Diaspora in the World Association understands that the increase reflects the Government’s support for immigrants, who see Madeira as…
The demand, by foreign citizens in purchasing a property in Madeira represents a share of 42.5% of the overall housing market. According to data released today on the Idealista portal, in Porto Santo about three out of 10 people looking for a house are from overseas. Figures show that property…
Between January and September, the Public Security Police (PSP) attended to 2,838 traffic accidents, an increase of 3.7% compared to the same period of the year, according to provisional data provided by the PSP’s Regional Command of Madeira to the Regional Directorate of Statistics of Madeira (DREM). Of the 2,838…
The draft regional legislative decree entitled “Instituting the Autonomy Day holiday” to consecrate the 2nd of April as a regional holiday is unanimously approved. The seven political forces in ALRAM voted in favour. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com Views: 5
With the arrival of Christmas, MadeiraShopping has several festive experiences prepared for the whole family, which include Father Christmas and the right amount of magic to thrill and entertain young ones. Father Christmas officially arrives on the 30th of November at 11:30 and has a “street” through the corridors of…
The Specialised Committee on Environment, Climate and Natural Resources of ALRAM heard, this afternoon, the President of the Association of Shepherds of the Serras de Santo AntĂłnio, SĂŁo Roque and Arieiro, JosĂ© Gomes, in order to clarify issues relating to the parliamentary hearing, requested by the PSD, with the aim…
52% of the 304 respondents to the latest JM survey “Do you agree with the introduction of a new holiday on the 2nd of April (Autonomy Day)?” Answered affirmatively. The second most voted (19.1%) was from those who disagree with the idea of introducing this new holiday, which still needs…
The Madeira Food Bank (Banco Alimentar) has confirmed that it will hold a new food collection ‘Saco Campaign’ from the 30th of November to the 1st of December throughout the island’s supermarkets. Between the 28th of November and the 8th of December, the ‘Ajuda Vale’ campaign will also take place,…
For all of you needing an early Christmas illumination fix Santa Cruz is the place to go. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com Views: 0
We met in the Gallery and saw a Guardian video about “Honeydew“ communal living in Italy: https://www.theguardian.com/news/video/2024/sep/11/better-together-is-communal-living-the-answer-to-modern-malaise-video A difficult topic for some of us because it is a bit woo-woo. The community has great plans for a harmonious living community. But someone had to fund the project and without good…