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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20th of February – Eleven Years On

By Samantha Gannon on 20th February 2021 8:42 pm

Marking the eleventh year anniversary of the 2010 floods, the Regional Government issued a statement on their social network pages, saying: “Today, 11 years after February 20, 2010, we have plenty of reasons to be proud. To all those who helped us in solidarity to recover from the catastrophe, the Regional Government expresses a thank you, and a deep respect for all those who saw their lives affected by what happened.

To the mark the occasion a new video showing old and new footage was released.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=431484624575256

Samantha Gannon

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