An important means of communication for Safe Communities Portugal is through the media. We therefore regularly write articles for the media in Portugal, covering a variety of topics such as cybercrime, general security matters, various aspects of crime prevention, cybercrime and during 2020/21 the Covid-19 pandemic.
Most of our communication in the media is features, including those for various magazines, but also various press release in respect of events we have planned as well as replies to letters that may have been written to the newspapers concerned.
This is an important aspect of our work by keeping the community informed with appropriate advice provided.
General
- David Thomas Awarded an MBE in HM the Queen’s New Year’ Honours List – Portugal News – 4th January 2021
- Emergency Medical Card available to Residents and Tourists – Portugal News – 14th August 2020
- Safe Communities – Working together to help keep Portugal a Safe Country – Central Algarve magazine – 3rd August 2020
- President of the Republic meets with British Community – Portugal News – 28th July 2020
- Press release – Safe Communities Recognized as a Civil Protection Volunteer Organisation – 6th September 2019
Civil protection
- Land cleaning and rural fire prevention Algarve Resident 13th March 2021
- Shaken not Stirred (Earthquakes) – Algarve Resident – 4th December 2020
- Safe Communities - Communication during a Crisis – Tomorrow magazine – 12 November 2021
- The importance of Self Protection in Rural Fires – Tomorrow magazine – 19th August 2021
- From Fire to Floods – Algarve Resident 6th October - 2020
- Rural fire prevention and self-protection – Algarve Resident – 11th March 2020
- Shudder the thought! Smart Living magazine – 4th October 2019
- The rush to conduct burnings – Algarve Resident – 14th June 2019
- Integrated rural fire management – a call to action! Algarve Resident -16th February2019
- Bringing about Change – Algarve Resident – 19th January 2019
- Rural fire safety for off-roaders and campers – Algarve Resident – 9th August 2018
- Living with rural fires – Algarve Resident – 11th July 2018
- Safe Village Safe People – Smart Living magazine – 5th June 2018
- Land cleaning – applying the common-sense rule Algarve Resident 13th March 2018
- Moving Home – Safety and Security Considerations – Smart Living magazine – 8th February 2020
- “Oh the weather outside is frightful”…some top tips for staying safe in the winter – Algarve Resident – 4th January 2018
Crime prevention/police
- Tourism – maintaining the Algarve as a safe destination – Algarve Resident 4thSeptember 2020
- Why the Algarve is a Safe place to Visit – Algarve Resident – Algarve Resident 7th August 2020
- 2019 RASI highlights domestic violence as highest reported crime – Algarve Resident 3rd July 2020
- Modern-day slavery – Algarve Resident – 21st November 2019
- Emergency Call System in Portugal – Algarve Resident – 17th October 2019
- Albufeira – respecting Portuguese culture – Algarve Resident – 8th August 2019
- Reporting crime in Portugal – Algarve Resident - 11th July 2019
- Algarve Crime – Some Welcome Trends – Algarve Resident 18th April 2019
- Domestic Violence – the Silent Killer – Tomorrow magazine – 23rd March 2019
- Violence against Women and Domestic Abuse – Algarve Resident – 21st March 2019
- We wish you a happy Christmas and crime-free New Year – Algarve Resident – 7th December 2018
- Moving home – safety and security considerations – Algarve Resident – 20th September 2018
- Safe Tourism 2018 campaign || Part 1 – Algarve Resident – 11th June - 2018
- Algarve crime – Removing the opportunities - Algarve Resident – 10th May 2018
- Tribute to a Good Man – Algarve Resident – March 2018
Cyber crime
- Shall we go Phishing today – Algarve Resident – 29th March 2021
- Phishing – Don’t take the bait – Algarve Resident - 13th January 2020
- Twelve Days of Christmas – Crime Prevention Campaign – Algarve Resident - 12th December 2019
- Black Friday and Cyber Monday – situation in Portugal - Algarve Resident – 29th November 2019
- Facebook –Improving Standards – Algarve Resident – 6th September 2019
- Have I been Scammed? – Algarve Resident – 17th May 2019
- Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping scams – Algarve Resident - 15th November 2018
- Stealing your identity – Algarve Resident - 16th April 2018
- Have you been cloned? – Algarve Resident – 6th April 2018
- Selfish selfies – Algarve Resident – 12th February 2018
Covid-19
- Criminal Exploitation of Covid-19 Algarve Resident - 27th May 2021
- COVID-19 – What is true? What is false? What is misinformation? Algarve Resident 4th February 2021
- New Year message – Algarve Resident 10th January 2021
- Covid-19 - Reducing risk now the key factor to less restrictions at Christmas – Portugal News – 25th November 2020
- Use of Social Media in times of Crisis – Algarve Resident – 11th November 2020
- Quarantine Measures in the highlight – Portugal News – 4th September 2020
- Covid-19 Preparing for the Autumn – Portugal News – 28th August 2021
- Stay Safe – Eat Well – Portugal News – 21st August 2021
- State of Emergency is over, but the virus remains the same- Algarve Resident – 11th May 2020
- Message to the foreign Community – Safe Communities Portugal – Portugal News – 11th April 2020
- CORONAVIRUS 2019-nCoV – What is true? What is false? What is misinformation? Algarve Resident – 3rd February 2020