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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New Confinement Measures

By Samantha Gannon on 4th January 2021 9:54 am

With the festive season over, the new confinement measures will come into force, especially as yesterday the island registered 99 new positive cases, 93 of which were local transmissions.

Like all measures, there is a bit of confusion at the moment as schools gradually re-open in Funchal, Câmara de Lobos and Ribeira Brava.

From midnight tonight there will be a curfew forbidding anyone to be out and about in a public space/road between 11pm and 5am. All bars and restaurants will close at 10:30 pm.

Care homes will remain closed to visitors until the 15th of January.

Samantha Gannon

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