See all our journalists

Profile: Joanna Davis

Community Content Editor

Edits the Dorset Echo's New Arrivals; Trader of the Week; Pub of the Week ; Looking Back and Obituaries section.

Latest articles from Joanna Davis

Brian Wood (ANTHONY BOYLE) at the Battle of Danny Boy Picture: BBC/Expectation TV/Robert Viglasky

A court case which dominated newspaper headlines is depicted in a new BBC drama

Based on real life events, new feature-length BBC Two drama Danny Boy depicts the realities and repercussions of war, as Danielle de Wolfe discovers.

Picture: Pixabay

'I'll miss senior citizens' group which was chaired by man who lost his life'

I learn with sorrow of the demise of the Weymouth Area over 55s Forum.

Lisa Jewell Picture: Andrew Whitton/PA

Meet the romantic fiction novelists who switched to writing chilling thrillers

Five top authors reveal why they switched from romantic fiction to thriller-writing. By Hannah Stephenson.

Picture: Pixabay

'Objections to proposed playing area have prompted a tsunami of support for it'

RE: PLANNING application for a play area on the Great Field in Poundbury.

Vet Alice Moore

'Cats hit by cars commonly suffer from fractured pelvises'

Last week I wrote about the high number of young cats we are seeing that have been hit by cars; I wrote about the possible reasons for this sudden increase and the importance of getting your cat microchipped so that they can be identified if bought to the vets after an accident.

Undated Handout Photo of gorillas on atrek. See PA Feature TRAVEL Rwanda. Picture credit should read: PA Photo/Philip Lee Harvey. WARNING: This picture must only be used to accompany PA Feature TRAVEL Rwanda.

A trip of a lifetime to see mountain gorillas

Observing great apes tops many aspirational bucket lists, but how have our closest relatives been coping with Covid? Sarah Marshall finds out.

Miss World Lesley Langley comes to Weymouth

When Weymouth produced its very own Miss World champion

Did you know that the winner of the Miss World title in 1965 hailed from Weymouth?

Can you guess the location of this old photo? Picture: The Andy Hutchings Collection

Guess the location of this old charming street scene - you should recognise it

Here's yet another old picture of this area to get your grey matter working to see if you can guess its location!

Lily James as Linda Picture: PA Photo/ Theodora Films Limited & Moonage Pictures Limited/Robert Viglasky

Lily James stars in a new period drama described as 'a celebration of life'

Lily James and Emily Beecham lead the cast of period drama The Pursuit Of Love. They tell Georgia Humphreys about bringing their characters to life.

A bee on an aster Picture: Alamy/PA

How to help bees all year round thanks to a nifty flower calendar

In honour of World Bee Day, an expert offers a bee-friendly planting calendar to encourage these insects to your garden all year long.