PSL: Full Speed Ahead

In Search of Hope – by Sam Gannon

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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The Porto Santo Line (PSL) has announced that from tomorrow, its ship, Lobo Marinho’ will resume its regular service without any speed limitations.

The installation of the new turbine was completed today, and all tests show that the new turbine has brought the ship back to its original performance records.

In a statement, PSL administrator, Carlos Santos added:

“Everything went as expected. From the first moment the turbine malfunctioned, we wanted to ensure safe travel while operating an essential service.”

After the arrival of all the necessary parts, as well as the technical team hired to carry out the work, the mechanical work began yesterday, shortly after the arrival of the ship at the port of Funchal, taking advantage of today, when the PSL remains in port to make all the necessary corrections.

The work plan outlined by the company took place on time. The Porto Santo Line had the technical support of ABB, currently called Accelleron (a company created in 1883 with the merger of the Swedish ASEA and BBC Switzerland, and a world specialist in ship technology and machinery. The company employs 110 thousand people.

“The Porto team Santo Line and the external ABB team worked in 2 shifts, the first during the night and the second from 8 am,” explained Carlos Santos.

“The installation of the new turbine was completed at 11:50, and tests began soon after, ending at 13:45.

Please note due to high demand over Easter, the PSL will be operating a double service on Good Friday and Easter Monday.

Samantha Gannon

info at madeira-weekly.com

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