On Sunday the 16th of August, the Sunday Madeira Classic Car Group, in conjunction with the Machico Parish Council, will hold its 4th, 'Drive It Day / Classics of the April Revolution 2020,' between 10:00 - 17:00 at the Forum Square and Alameda dos Plátanos in Machico. The exhibition will comprise of around 130 classic and pre-classic vehicles.
Madeira Weekly
The Octávio Freitas' project,the Socalco Nature Hotel will open its doors to the public on the 2nd of October, creating a new hotel experience in the Municipality of Calheta.
The Captain of the Port of Funchal, José Luís Guerreiro, and Commander of the Maritime Police, confirmed this afternoon that members of the Maritime Police in conjunction with the Funchal Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Sub-Center (MRSC Funchal) and crew from the Funchal lifeboat station had retrieved a woman's body that was floating in the sea, just off the bay of Câmara de Lobos".
Textile and clothing company, MO Tex - Márcia Oliveira Têxteis, based in Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal, will launch their new 'sweat' top this autumn which has a revolutionary integrated protection collar thus providing an alternative to face masks. The collar complies with all the necessary health and safety standards and breathability of a face mask.
The Vice-President (VP) of the Municipality of Funchal, Idalina Perestrelo, stated that seventeen streams are to be cleaned as part of the CMF's flood prevention initiative. This work is currently underway and should be completed in September at a cost of about €63,000.
From Friday, the 14th of August, the Vila Baleira Hotels & Resorts Groups new Cascais to Porto Santo tourist initiative will commence.
An alert was made by the Directorate-General for Consumers (DGC) this week, stating that four types of face masks do not comply with current health and safety regulations.
The Botanical Cable Car re-opens on the 14th of August and to mark the occasion there will be a 20% discount on all trips during the day.
This month, the Funchal City Council (CMF) will allocate two, 60 x 30 cm half-moon wooden tables that can be fixed outside restaurants and bars located outside the historic Old Town and hotel zone.
TAP- Air Portugal has cited 'commercial reasons' for their cancellation of flight TP2365, which was scheduled to leave Lisbon for Madeira at 5.30 pm this afternoon. As such, their 8.00 pm flight TP2366 from Madeira to Lisbon has also been cancelled.
The Ombudsman's Office has received five complaints about the mandatory use of masks in public spaces in Madeira.
On Sunday the 9th of August, a man fell from the Miradouro do Guindaste, in Faial. Minutes later his body was seen in the sea only to disappear.
Supermarket Pingo Doce, La Vie has joined up with Bring Eat! And created its own home delivery service.
In an interview with Público, the president of the Regional Government of Madeira and the PSD-M, Miguel Albuquerque, maintained his reputation as one of the protagonists of the national political arena for the future of Portugal, as he once again defended his actions in approaching the nationalist right wing party leader André Ventura (Chega).