Evolving our digital presence
It has been a time for positive change in the months leading up to the summer season. While the Algarve continues to top destination lists for many tourists, the SandyBlue
Safe Communities Portugal launches new Facebook group
The purpose is to create greater awareness and knowledge of effects of climate change Associação Safe Communities launched a new Facebook group on Saturday, July 8, entitled, “Safe Communities Portugal
Is it just me? In the heat of the moment
The ‘lady’ in the flowery dress and high heels elbows her way past patiently waiting regular customers, well-schooled in post-pandemic distance-keeping, to the front of the counter of our local
School’s out and summer’s in!
As you read this article, our children will be beginning their summer holidays. No formal daily school life or lessons, and an endless period of summertime ahead. Many parents grasp
More families than ever caught in UK inheritance tax net
The 2022/23 tax year proved to be yet another record year for UK inheritance tax (IHT) receipts. This is expected to keep growing, so what can you do to protect
Crime prevention the key to maintaining Portugal as a safe country
Over the last 11 years (except for the Covid-19 period), Safe Communities Portugal has been fortunate enough to have attended the launch of the Algarve Safe Summer program, held annually
Fiat – Always look on the bright side of life
Monty Python’s Eric Idle wrote that title song for the movie The Life of Brian. It seems Fiat, 44 years later, have turned it into their own philosophy. The last
How to get into golf in the Algarve
How to get into golf in the Algarve and increase your life expectancy by five years Golf is a sport that can be enjoyed long into retirement and offers numerous
Kim Moore – Women golfers who refuse to be defined by their disability
American golfer Kim Moore will be pinching herself after recent stellar international performances that have taken her to the top of the game in ‘G4D’ competition (golf for the disabled).
Portugal’s rich textile heritage
From the 18th century, Portugal has been at the forefront of textile production where textile factories with their humming cotton spinning machines and clacking large-scale looms led inevitably to textile










