A DARING Poole woman is among a group of friends baring all for a cheeky nude charity calendar. Katy I’anson was roped in by pal Holly Jenkinson from Dorchester to take part in the Calendar Girls-style venture in aid of Children in Need.
SO, here we are again. Almost at the end of the year and a chance for us to take a look at the films we’ve loved in 2010. Inception THE Marmite movie of the summer. Chris Nolan’s ambitious blockbuster with an all-star cast required
AS harsh cuts slice through public services, Poole leisure centres are bucking the trend with the promise of £830,000 investment. The council-owned centres at Rossmore, Ashdown and Poole, managed by SLM, will each get a major revamp in 2011
BOURNEMOUTH seafront could play its part in a "fantastic opportunity" to generate enough green energy each year to power more than 600,000 homes. Private firm, Eneco, has been appointed by public landowner, the Crown Estate, to develop a wind
I HALF expected Dick Valentine to get his camera out and start taking photos. “This is the greatest O2 Academy,” gushed Electric Six’s eccentric frontman. “Look at the ornate architecture.” Truth be told, the ostentatious Academy seemed a fitting
DRIVERS have been warned not to spend Christmas behind bars for the sake of drink or drugs. Police arrested 44 motorists for driving under the influence between December 1 and 14. And they will be out and about with extra patrols and
A POOLE housing estate is being plagued by vandalism and in urgent need of a long-promised £1.8million regeneration, according to the local councillor. The estate at Upton, which mostly owned by the Purbeck Housing Trust, has had periodic problems with
It may not have been on the playlist but P&P Singers brought joy to the world last night at their delightful carol concert in St Aldhelm’s Church. Director Jean Chambers deftly conducted her talented choir through an eclectic mix of carols, from traditional
THIS cute seal pup was a rare find, washed up on a Dorset beach. The grey seal was about six weeks old and in a poor state with a broken fin and bite marks around its neck, said marine conservationist and photographer Steve Trewhella, who helped rescue
THIS is the second pantomime for Unison at West Moors and what the company lacked in expertise they certainly made up for in enthusiasm. It was a shame that there were not more children in the audience as I think they would have helped the pace
I AM beginning to think that if a baby was discovered in a manger in a town called Bethlehem on December 25, it would still take second place on the BBC to the news that Julian Assange had choked on a Brussels sprout. They are becoming obsessed
I CAN’T believe it’s THAT time of year again. But I know it is because of the rising sense of panic, that despite making lists, leaving loads of time and spending hours clicking away on the internet and trawling round Beales, I’m still not ‘all
I THINK Katie Price is a ghastly, capricious, orange chancer and would be delighted if I never had to read or write anything about her ever again. But on one thing she is absolutely correct – and that is her decision to take ‘comedian’ Frankie
As a child the eagerly anticipated pre-cursor to a visit from Father Christmas was sitting up with my parents listening to the BBC’s annual broadcast of Handel’s Messiah. Well, some things change but the joy now of listening to the BSO with full chorus
I THOUGHT, you, as readers of the Daily Echo, would like to read the letter I sent to the Prime Minister of this country and would like to know your opinion on this matter, especially those of the church leaders and union members. To David Cameron PM
THE venomous and highly personal attack on Tony Brown’s criticism of the Christmas market (in Bournemouth) shouldn’t come as a surprise. In daring to speak the truth Mr Brown has clearly hit a nerve by highlighting the failure of both the council and
I AM writing on behalf of RP Fighting Blindness (Dorset branch), a small but vital charity raising money for research and welfare support for those with retinitis pigmentosa. Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is an inherited eye disease of the retina, which
Recently I attended the Endoscopy Department at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital. As the procedure involved was new to me and although ‘minor’ I was very apprehensive and nervous. From the moment I was checked in at reception until I was receiving my
C Clayton writes (15th Dec) a letter with the heading “Better off without the EU Membership”. Then claims it costs us £45 million a day. No, it does not. As ever with those who are anti our membership of the European Union, they refuse to allow for
Hopefully I will be allowed to contradict the assumption that opposition to wind farms also means that an individual does not understand the need for renewable energy supplies. East Stoke is not in Alaska but is situated in Dorset which, like many
AN INVESTIGATION has been launched after Hampshire firefighters were allegedly involved in a public punch-up at a Christmas party in Poole. Members of the public said they were "appalled" to see firemen throwing punches and swearing loudly
A cinema, bigger shops, new restaurants and the return of the sports centre could all be part of an expanded Dolphin Shopping Centre in Poole. The new owner Wereldhave, which bought the mall this week for £85million, including costs, has laid
After a great weeks fitness training in the Pyrenees we are all shattered and ready to get home to start getting in the festive spirits However our favorite airline Easyjet got so behind with their flights yesterday that we arrived at Barcelona airport
FORMER Pirates stalwart Bjarne Pedersen is in line for a quick return to Wimborne Road. The popular Dane has been loaned to Eastbourne next year after spending nine consecutive seasons racing in a skull and crossbones race jacket. But he could be back
Cherries teenager Tim Stephenson believes he must “push on” and start catching the eye as he bids to make up for lost time. The homegrown defender has been with the club for around 10 years and was rewarded with his first professional contract
COMEBACK man Mark Molesley admits he has to prove himself all over again as he edges closer to an eagerly awaited return. The popular midfielder has entered the next stage of his painstaking battle to overcome injury by participating in full
