A fire broke out on Tuesday morning in a vacant house on Rua Visconde Cacongo, beside a residential area in Funchal. Funchal’s municipal firefighters and the Madeiran Volunteer Firefighters attended the incident, with the PSP also called to the scene. The municipal brigade deployed four vehicles and 13 firefighters, while…
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Funchal City Council has approved a recommendation to assess emergency access and safety conditions in the Nazaré neighbourhood, particularly in the residential area between Rua da Venezuela and Rua do Brasil. The proposal, submitted by Chega councillor Luís Filipe Santos and approved on the 8th of October, aims to establish…
Three construction machines (diggers) and a crane truck belonging to Socicorreia were damaged in an apparent deliberate attack at the Porto Santo golf course expansion site during the early hours of Tuesday, the 6th of October. According to a company source, the incident occurred between 01:30 and 02:00. Windows on…
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 median monthly rent per square metre for new residential tenancies in Madeira rose by 17.4% between the second quarter of 2025 and the same period this year, reaching €12.78. This was the largest annual increase among Portugal’s nine regions and exceeded the national rise of 10.2%. Figures released by…
The Judicial Police were called to investigate a new fire that broke out on Tuesday morning, 29th of September, in a building adjoining the property damaged by flames overnight on Friday into Saturday in Funchal’s Old Town. Simão Santos, a technical assistant with Funchal Firefighters, said the cause remained undetermined.…
Madeira’s second Civil Protection helicopter will begin operations on the 1st of October and, due to its agility and versatility, will be the first responder to rural fires. It will remain on the island until the 30th of November. Officials said the aircraft could take off in less than ten…
Eight people were provided with overnight accommodation after a fire swept through a three-storey residential building on Rua da Boa Viagem, in Funchal’s Old Town, late on Friday, the 25th of September. Some of those displaced lived in neighbouring properties. Although the flames did not spread beyond the building where…
The number of homes sold in Madeira rose slightly in the second quarter of 2026, but remained well below the level recorded a year earlier. Figures released by the Regional Directorate of Statistics of Madeira (DREM) show that 672 homes were sold between April and June. That was 1.1% more…
A fire that broke out yesterday in a vacant building on Rua do Sabão, in central Funchal, has prompted fresh questions about public safety and the ability of emergency vehicles to move quickly through the city. The blaze began at approximately 10:36 on Friday, the 18th of September, in the…
The President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, has revealed plans to convert a disused seafront building in Seixal into housing for young people, as part of efforts to encourage residents to remain in the area. However, the proposal remains dependent on an assessment of the available space and the…
Emergency reinforcement work is due to begin in the coming days on the Praia Formosa–Socorridos promenade, near Cimentos Madeira, after signs that part of the pavement was giving way. The temporary preventive intervention is intended to reduce the risk of the suspended walkway collapsing and allow the affected section to…
Around 11 hectares of eucalyptus woodland and scrub were destroyed by the fire that broke out on Saturday night in Furneira, Estreito de Câmara de Lobos, according to an initial estimate by the Municipal Civil Protection Service. The blaze threatened several homes but caused no injuries or damage to residential…
Some foreign property owners are reportedly selling their homes in Madeira and returning to their countries of origin, although the scale of the movement remains unknown. The development was reported by RTP Madeira on the 27th of August, with geopolitical instability cited as one of the reasons behind some owners’…
The second helicopter promised to strengthen Madeira’s firefighting capacity will not arrive this summer. Miguel Albuquerque confirmed this morning that the process is still awaiting the signature of the Minister of National Defence before the Portuguese Air Force can proceed with the tender. “We signed the protocols in July. At…