With the approach of Christmas comes the prospect of feasting on roast turkey and traditional Portuguese favourites such as marzipan cakes and bolo del rei. Sadly, not for everyone.

There are many people in cities, towns and villages across this country living in poverty, dependent on handouts from food banks and soup kitchens. The full extent of the problem is unclear, but it was probably greater this year than last and it may be worse again in 2015.

EDP prices are only going up, everybody knows that. Price increasing over the last years will come as no surprise. But do you know how much increase ?

SHS Solar Solutions has analyzed the Electricity price level from 2007 until 2014.... the results are staggering!

Save the Planet and your Wallet at the same time would be great with our without an economic crisis. With 320 days of sunshine Algarve is, and will always be, by far the best climate in Europe.

So why do we see so little PV Solar installations ? The answer is simple: Human Greed !!

Many people use Solar Water Systems. So are they saving you money ?

Most of these systems have a 300ltr tank, often outside on the roof. And they don’t come cheap, they can cost €2.500 to even €4.000 !
We think the Sun will heat the water, and its free...but there can be a catch: the Hot Water Solar systems need the Heat of the sun, unlike PV panels which only need the Light !

On 31st July 2014 Vitor Norberto de Morais Vaz Pinto, Commander of the ANPC (Civil Protection Agency) Algarve District, and David Thomas President Safe Communities Algarve signed a collaboration agreement at a ceremony held at the ANPC’s District Headquarters in Faro.

The agreement in the form of the protocol sets out a number of initiatives including establishing links on each organizations website; promotion of civil protection awareness through seminars, displays and in publicity material and further expanding on the SCA website the work of the ANPC and with direct links to its pages where fire prevention information and alerts can be found.

Jack Harvey is a Director and Co Owner of IBC Security Limitada with some thirty years as a security professional.

Remember Laika the first living animal in Space, the arrival of ‘Peanuts’ (Charlie Brown, Snoopy and Woodstock) by Charles M. Schultz, the death of James Byron Dean by car crash, discovery of DNA (National Association for Dyslexia??), or The Beatles debut in Hamburg, Germany?

Standing at the top of the stairs with an empty glass in one hand and a Post Card in the other wondering what you were going to do? Yep! You are over sixty!

The Portuguese Association of Massage in Schools, also known as MISA Portugal, is a member of the International MISA (Massage In Schools Association) and aims to promote the art of Massage in Schools Program, conducting education in several areas linked to positive touch, and to encourage and facilitate various forms of social volunteering in the area Massage in Schools program and the community.

Nowadays, windows should provide our homes with more than only light, warmth and ventilation.

Did you know that nearly 80% of interviewed people say that a good energy efficiency is a decisive element when you are thinking to buy or rent a property?