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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Schools Closed in Santa Cruz

By Samantha Gannon on 7th January 2021 2:20 pm

This afternoon the Regional Government (RG) decided to close all the schools in the municipality of Santa Cruz.

In a statement the RG said, “Following the record of the number of cases that puts the municipality at high risk, it was decided to close the schools in the parish of Santa Cruz this afternoon. This measure will affect a total of 4400 students, a thousand teachers and staff and about 20 establishments. However, on Monday school teachers and staff will undergo a rapid Covid test, and all being well, schools will re-open as usual on Tuesday.”

Samantha Gannon

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