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.

(available from Amazon)

New Restrictions From Wednesday

By Samantha Gannon on 11th January 2021 7:57 pm

Due to the increasing number of deaths and positive covid-19 cases, the President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque has introduced a new set of restrictions. These will remain in place until the 31st of January. The new restrictions are:-

Restaurants can only remain open until 10:00 pm for the preparation of home delivery foods.

Driving is banned on all public roads from 19:00 – 05:00 Monday to Friday and 18:00 – 05:00 Saturday and Sunday.

All sporting activities and sports clubs will close until the end of January, with the exception of those playing in national competitions.

All gaming establishments will close at 17:00 at weekends and 18:00 from Monday to Friday.

Samantha Gannon

info at madeira-weekly.com

Published in Community, Economy, Government, Health, Law, Madeira, NEWS, Property, safety, Safety, Science, Shopping, Sports, Technology, Tourism and Travel