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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Foreign Workforce Training

By Samantha Gannon on 31st January 2023 9:13 pm

The Regional Directorate of Communities and External Cooperation, in collaboration with ACIF-CCIM, will hold a training day called ‘Hiring workers abroad or immigrants who are already in Portugal,’ on the 14th of February between 09:00 and 13:00, in the Auditorium of the Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Rural Development, Golden Gate Building.

This new training is intended for a wide broad section of companies, and the course will be overseen by Ruth Carvalho, who is responsible for the Legal Support Office of the National Support Centre for the lntegração of Migrants from Lisbon, North (Porto), Algarve (Faro) and Beja of the High Commissioner for Migration.

The training session is free, and aimed at human resources entrepreneurs and managers, and/or technicians.

All those interested should register their interest here by the 10th of February.