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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Five Flights Cancelled

By Samantha Gannon on 4th January 2025 8:48 pm

According to the website of ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal, five flights (arrivals and departures) were cancelled today (4th of January) due to bad weather.

The Transavia France flight (TO 7840), scheduled for 09:25 from Nantes, and the respective departures at 10:05 am were cancelled. Other cancellations included EasyJet (EJU5333), scheduled to arrive at 15:00 from Berlin, and also the Air Horizont flight (HAT481), scheduled to leave at 19:45 for Porto.

It should be noted that the average wind recorded at the Santa Catarina Weather Station/Airport was 40 km/h, the limit for operability, but maximum gusts already reached 55 km/h this morning.

Due to bad weather forecasts, the Porto Santo Line also cancelled their ferry crossing today.

Samantha Gannon

info at madeira-weekly.com

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