How many golf courses are enough? For fewer than 260,000 residents, seven is madness. While many locals struggle with housing and wages, the regional government chases golf dreams for the few who can afford them.
Funchal households face extreme housing costs, spending 100% of their income on rent in the Q3 2025. That is the highest rate in Portugal & more than three times than the recommended 30-33%.
Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital in Madeira will be sold, with political parties opposing the decision due to care shortages and public interest concerns.
Ponta do Sol intends to partially cover Estrada dos Anjos, following the Tabua-Ribeira Brava model, to ensure safety while preserving the landscape.
Today, SIGA launched a new range of pre-paid bus passes designed for tourists, filling a long-standing gap in Madeira’s local public transport offering.
5% of hiking slots are reserved for residents. Since they make up only 2% of hikers, the president of the IFCN considers this quota sufficient, all while arguably struggling to defend the law.
Freguesia de Câmara de Lobos celebrated its 596th anniversary yesterday, with the mayor emphasizing the parish’s growth and declaring it now holds “reference” status.
Madeira will receive fixed speed cameras on Via Rápida and Via Expresso this year.
The young man who set fire to Cristiano Ronaldo’s statue earlier today, was apprehended by PSP Madeira and taken to hospital for urgent psychiatric evaluation.
Green Steps a project running in Câmara de Lobos since 2015, was awarded the prestigious international prize 'Connecting Cultures' by the international CT Awards 2025 in Germany.
A man deliberately set fire to the Cristiano Ronaldo statue in Funchal filming the act and a subsequent dance performance which he later shared online.