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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Drop In Number of Cruise Liners

By Samantha Gannon on 9th July 2024 9:03 am

According to data provided by the Ports Administration of the Autonomous Region of Madeira, in 2023, 279 cruise ships entered the Region (44 less than in 2022). This information is provided by the Regional Directorate of Statistics of Madeira (DREM).

The same analysis states that the 279 cruise ships translate into a total of 615.7 thousand passengers (+50.1% than in 2022 and +4.5% than in 2019), with 92.3% of this movement being recorded in the 1st and 3rd quarters of the year.

Samantha Gannon

info at madeira-weekly.com

Published in Government, Madeira, NEWS and Shipping