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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Tuesday, 9th of February Covid-19 Update

By Samantha Gannon on 9th February 2021 9:06 pm

Daily Covid-19 figures as per JM-Madeira

New Cases: We’re holding steady, 88 new cases – all local transmissions

Recovered Cases: 138 (Total to date 4,160)

Deaths: 3 (I x 76-year-old man, 1 x 84-year-old woman and one of the three intensive unit patients that was flown in from the mainland. All of whom were suffering from underlying health issues).

Mainland Patient Update: One patient has left Intensive care and is now in the Multipurpose Dedicated Covid-19 unit, the second remains in Intensive Care Unit.

Current Active Status: The Region currently has 1,757 active cases, of which 65 are imported and 1,692 are from local transmissions.

Please note, that GGS figures and Regional Government figures tend to differ.

Samantha Gannon

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