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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Number of Hotel’s for Sale Soar in Madeira

By Samantha Gannon on 15th December 2020 5:53 pm

According to data from the ‘Idealista’ portal, at the end of October there were 166 hotels for sale in Portugal, 4% more than in March (160), when the state of national emergency was declared. As predicted the number of hotels now for sale in Madeira, has increased by 100%: five establishments in March and ten in October.

As someone observed, the hotels for sale in Madeira include the hotel at Quinta do Lorde, the Madeira Palácio and the Columbus Hotel on Porto Santo, all of which have been on the market for some time.

Samantha Gannon

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