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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East Face Clearing at Calhau da Lapa

By Samantha Gannon on 8th June 2022 8:44 pm

Now closed to the general public, the Municipality of Ribeira Brava has started work on the unstable eastern face of Calhau da Lapa.

Structural engineers have been monitoring the situation over the last couple of weeks, and today resolved one of the issues through a controlled landslide. A further analysis of the stability of the surrounding rock structure will continue for the next couple of days, and as such the area remains closed to the general public.

For those interested, the footage of the event can be viewed at: https://youtu.be/ZQlJyKI4Gt0

Samantha Gannon

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