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Rats In Cancela ; Cape Verde Route Cancelled ; Poor Dine Free ; New...
(26th June). ‘Cancela Is A Rats Nest – There are prisoners who complain to the guards about rats in the cells’. A plague of rats is ravaging the zone around the prison in Cancela. The situation is not...
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Jazz Festival Success ; Illegal Extraction In Machico ; New Driving Licence...
(6th July). ‘Another Illegal Extraction Of Aggregates – It takes place in Machico, threatens houses, has been identified officially, but it continues operating’. The council has authorised a reshaping...
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Chit-Chat & Today’s Photo … Machico Beach
TODAY’S PHOTO : Thanks to Tobi … the newish Machico beach (whilst still nice and sandy). Don’t forget that news / articles will be posted at various times during the day – Check back regularly and keep...
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Chit-Chat & Today’s Photo … Swinging Machico
TODAY’S PHOTO : Thanks to Vic … Machico beach party Sunday pm This article reports on two new spas and gardens that opened last month DAILY TRAVEL NEWS Don’t forget that news / articles will be posted...
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Chit-Chat & Today’s Photo – Machico Beach Party
TODAY’S PHOTO : Thanks to Tobi … Machico beach party Sunday pm (early on). Don’t forget that news / articles will be posted at various times during the day – Check back regularly and keep yourself up...
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Chit-Chat & Today’s Photo … Funchal Rooftops
TODAY’S PHOTO : Thanks to Sarah … Funchal rooftops Also, many thanks to Tobi for this video footage of the beach party in Machico last weekend. Tobi also said : “Been to Quinta do Lorde today, and they...
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3rd Road Death This Week ; Sweet Tripe ; Quercus To Continue Quinta do Lorde...
(18th July). ‘Tripe of Aveiro’ gets its own space. "The real taste of Aveiro" is gaining market strength, and now has it’s own kiosk in the Centro Comercial Anadia in Funchal. After a year of tests,...
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Chit-Chat & Today’s Photo … Machico BP again
TODAY’S PHOTO : Thanks to Vic … Machico beach party last Sunday pm (last photo, promise) – see you were keeping close guard on the very important Coral beer pump there Vic! It should be a rip-roaring...
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Monte Festival ; Cabbies Excluded From Airport ; Damage in Santo Amaro ;...
(15th August). Today’s main photo shows a crowd gathered at night in a decorated street : ‘Crisis Cools The wager In The Festival Of Monte – The people turned up in numbers, but the recession...
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Chit-Chat & Today’s Photo … Machico At Night
TODAY’S PHOTO : Thanks to Tobi … Machico water feature Don’t forget that news / articles will be posted at various times during the day – Check back regularly and keep yourself up to date. Please use...
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Cota 500 Disrupts Life ; Colombo Livens Porto Santo ; Digital TV Has 65%...
(12th September). Today’s main news headline, and also the main photo (unusually striking for the Diário, but not the one shown here) is of a very high support pillar for a new road bridge :...
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6 Year Temporary AFA Site ; Pestana Plan For Marina Site ; 2 New Roads In...
(26th September). Today’s main news headline, and also the main photo, shows a beautiful landscape blighted by ugly yellow storage tanks and a black barrier : ‘Temporary’ For Six Years – The site in...
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Chinese threat to Machico trade ; Consumer complaints increase ; Cheaper...
TODAY’S PHOTO : Thanks to Vic … "This owl was under the airport but why in the middle of the afternoon who knows. You can see where it has last fed from the blood on its feathers". "In a few minutes we...
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Chinese in Machico rocking the boat ; Jardim on a jolly ; Busy day in port...
A quick look at today’s front page news headlines: Machico continues in commotion – Whilst the chamber of commerce ACIM mobilises the ‘troops’ against the Chinese megastore, Jorge Sá, who invested €15...
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Easyjet batters TAP ; Low inflation threatens economy ; 235 sign Machico...
TODAY’S PHOTO : Thanks to Elaine … Cristo Rei statue at Garajau. Anyone know how high this statue is? If someone can give me an answer, I will tell you why I am curious. Fair enough? TAP, Portugal’s...
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Giga Park controversy ; Police target Caniçal ; Costa Concordia premiers ;...
Today’s Photo Thanks to Derek … Flower festival dancers Many thanks again to Elaine for yesterday’s top news stories … Giga Park is not yet opened but is already causing controversy. The ownership of...
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Domestic violence up 24.6% ; Fighting corruption Solar panels heating up ;...
Today’s Photos Thanks to Martin L … Christmas lights in Ribeira Brava CLICK ON THE PHOTOS FOR A FULL SIZE VIEW "Hotels in the Portuguese town of Funchal on the Atlantic Island...
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Madeira bird-watching ; Euro interest rate held at 1% ; How to make a Poncha...
Today’s photo – Many thanks to Rita … "More dark satanic mountains!" Thanks a lot for Becky for coming up with a few more web snippets (videos) for our enjoyment : "A few more for you…. I would love to...
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Funchal flooding by night ; Road closures around Madeira ; Best way to make...
Today’s photo – Many thanks to … Bird : "I guess each of these has its point. My own preference is for no. 3, which has some drama but is technically imperfect (one does not run around with a tripod in...
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Myth unnailed ; Madeira clean-up ; Cops pay for injured robbers ; "It was a...
Today’s photo – Many thanks to Tom … Vintage hidden view point on St. Luiza street behind house # 152. No one knows about it I guess (the correct photo this time, but I bet no one noticed except Tom)...
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