A social media influencer with approximately one million followers has sparked criticism after being filmed rollerblading along the VE2 expressway in São Vicente. The video, published on Instagram on Monday, the 26th of October, shows the woman travelling along the road between the Água d’Alto tunnel and the São Vicente…
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The Porto Santo Line has informed press agencies of a time change on its 14th of November evening service. The journey was initially scheduled for 18:00. This has been delayed by an hour, and the Porto Santo Ferry will leave Porto Santo at 19:00. All tickets have been automatically rescheduled…
PSD/Madeira MPs have pledged to be “very demanding” during TAP’s privatisation, saying they will monitor compliance with the conditions set out for the sale, particularly those concerning air links to the region. Speaking at Madeira Airport on Monday, 26th of October, MP Paulo Neves called for regular flights between Funchal…
The Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) will hold a car-horn protest against the rising cost of living in Madeira on Thursday, the 29th of October. The protest is scheduled for 18:00 at the western entrance to Funchal, near the exit for São Martinho. In a statement, the party warned of rising…
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…
Madeira’s PSD and PS have called on the national Government to resolve problems with the air travel support scheme, highlighting platform failures, excessive bureaucracy and the costs residents must pay upfront. PSD MP Paulo Neves, elected to the Assembly of the Republic by the Madeira constituency, demanded on Wednesday, the…
Two British tourists were injured when a wicker toboggan crashed on Caminho do Comboio, in Monte, on Wednesday, the 7th of October. The man, aged 61, suffered a suspected open fracture to his arm, while the woman, aged 65, sustained a forehead injury and abrasions to her body. Madeira Volunteer…
Rescuers rescued a 32-year-old French tourist early this morning on Rua Latino Coelho in Funchal. The Madeiran Volunteer Firefighters were called at 00:30, when they went to the Mercado dos Lavradores area to provide aid to the man who had facial injuries, which he claims resulted from a hit-and-run caused…
Porto Santo Council plans to introduce restrictions on scooter rentals in 2027, according to today’s edition of DIÁRIO. The newspaper reports that accidents involving these vehicles accounted for between 60% and 70% of medical evacuations. However, its online preview does not specify the period covered by those figures or explain…
CHEGA MP Francisco Gomes has called for Regional Secretary Eduardo Jesus to resign, accusing him of defending airline interests rather than those of Madeira’s residents. In a statement issued on the 4th of October, following a visit to Santo da Serra Market, Gomes criticised delays in fully implementing the new…
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…
ADN Madeira has called for the full publication of the economic and financial study supporting Funchal’s proposed tourist tax increase from €2 to €4 per person, per night. In a statement issued on Sunday, the party argued that the increase requires clear justification, particularly at a time when official indicators…
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…
Madeira’s Regional Secretary for Tourism, Eduardo Jesus, said on Wednesday, the 30th of September, that the minimum services decreed for the easyJet cabin crew strike fall short of the Region’s needs. He stressed Madeira’s status as an outermost island region and its dependence on air travel, pointing out that, unlike…
A video circulating on social media shows a confrontation over a parking space in Porto Moniz on Saturday, 26th of September. In the footage, a man stands beside a car and appears to try to prevent its driver from entering the space. The driver continues forward and parks. The man…