Ten New CCTV Camera’s to be Installed in Funchal

In Search of Hope – by Sam Gannon

Seconded to the parish of Tililngdon, the Reverend Dolores has been presented with a challenge.

She’s living in an antiquated house and she’s cold. Furthermore, her new Bishop, Bishop Alice does not approve of ‘showgirls in dog collars.’

Determined to prove the Bishop wrong, she sets about warming her house – who cares if it smells of horse! There is the crochet club, jumble sale, and soup run to organise. And this year, the church bells will ring, no matter what threats are made. Even more so, the newly formed choir will spread a little joy this Christmas, even though they can’t sing – yet! And with a little help from Phil, her bassist, this year could be full of magic.

However, she has a fight on her hands as the townies out in Knob Hill – she must stop calling it that, are trying to stop her from ringing her bells. When Krystal with a K decides to do some volunteer work, Dolores sets out to see just how committed she really is.

Up to her ears in granny squares and squawking choristers, Dolores is revving up for Christmas, yet a deeper darker secret is beginning to emerge!

A secret that could blow the whole parish apart and put Dolores in danger.

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Ten new CCTV cameras are to be installed in Funchal. At a new protocol signing between the City of Funchal (CMF) and the Public Security Police (PSP), the Mayor of Funchal, Miguel Silva Gouveia, stated that the new cameras will cover the following streets: Jardim Municipal; Avenida Arriaga; Rua do Bettencourt; Largo do Phelps; Dr. Fernão de Ornelas Street; Avenida 5 de Outubro; Rua do Ribeirinho de Baixo; Rua Latino Coelho; Rua do Hospital Velho; Rua da Boa Viagem and later on Rua do Seminário.

He also stated that the Funchal City Council is committed to adopting as many solutions as necessary to keep the streets safe and provide a quality of life for all those who live and visit the city. Using CCTV has proved to be very effective in terms of crime prevention stated PSP Regional Commander Luís Simões. In the streets where these systems are installed, there has been a significant reduction in the number of crimes committed. The images will be kept by the PSP who are responsible for their safe custody and they will only only be used in exceptional cases, such as in support of criminal proceedings where they will be used as evidence.

The cost of each security camera is around €6,000 to €10,000.

Samantha Gannon

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