Features from the Daily Echo

Victim of Poole sex abuser speaks out

11:00am Tuesday 9th February 2010

IAN Arnold has spent nearly 40 years carrying a harrowing secret – he was sexually abused as a boy.

Medal of honour for a true hero

10:28am Tuesday 9th February 2010

IF YOU thought acts of animal bravery were only for fictional characters like Lassie, Flipper, Gentle Ben or Skippy the bush kangaroo, think again.

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A Heap of talent

10:04am Monday 8th February 2010

With a Grammy in her back pocket, Imogen Heap is pioneering a musical revolution. Gavin Haines chats to the “Digital Queen” ahead of her gig at the O2 in Bournemouth

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Stephen K Amos - cool customer

12:00pm Sunday 7th February 2010

STEPHEN K AMOS is struggling with the onset of a sore throat – not the greatest news for a stand-up comedian coming to the end of a mammoth 72-date tour that arrives at the Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth, on Monday (Feb 8).

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X Factor was the perfect springboard for JLS

9:00am Sunday 7th February 2010

EIGHTEEN months ago, Oritse Williams and three of his friends were fitting their rehearsals around university lectures and day jobs.

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Bringing the waltzes of Johann Strauss to Dorset

12:00pm Saturday 6th February 2010

THE haunting notes and pizzicato strings that Ultravox conjured in Vienna, their best known hit, are sure to be heard when Bournemouth’s Pavilion Theatre hosts the Johann Strauss Gala this weekend (Sun, Feb 7).

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Tim Vine reckons he’s the new Pat Boone

9:00am Saturday 6th February 2010

IF comedy is the new rock ’n’ roll, one liner merchant Tim Vine reckons he’s the new Pat Boone. “My act has got nothing to do with rock ’n’ roll, Pat’s more my style,” says the quickfire mirth maker.

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The joy of socks

7:00pm Friday 5th February 2010

TO some they’re a way of injecting a bit of personality into uninspiring uniforms, but for Ambulance chiefs up north, novelty socks are unprofessional and contravene crazy health and safety laws.

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We speak to Karren Brady, one of most powerful women in football

7:00pm Friday 5th February 2010

SHE is one of the few women to have carved a successful career at the highest level of football club management, but later this year, will be seen by millions of viewers in one of Britain’s most popular television shows.

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They’re no dumb belles

8:30am Friday 5th February 2010

IT’S from Russia with tough love. Although it might look like a teapot without a spout, the kettlebell is essentially a cannonball with a handle – and it’s the latest must-have weapon in the battle of the bulge.

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