Like yesterday another murky day near the coast.

Vlad the Imp tells of a charity shop that will take your older telly.

The dress rehearsal yesterday afternoon in Debenham of The Keeper's Daughter's production of Dracula was very impressive.  Everything moved along at a good pace, jokes, pretty girls, scares (of course) and impressively the five handed cast manage their own tech too.  They are out on the road round near the coast this month and we highly recommend them.  More pix on that there FacePack.

Now we all know you're still a safe driver when in a bit of a hurry and not all of these are near the coast and surprisingly they're not all male or young 'uns either but 123mph on the A134 or 63mph past a school ... 

What time zone is near the coast?  Ooh, about 1954.

No surprise is it that we are the nation who invented the Pakamac?

Newest Suffolk Constabulary police dog is Springer spaniel Arnie.  He is trained to sniff out drugs and later this year he'll be taking a course in firearm recovery then, rumour has it, a NVQ in leisure management and perhaps one day his own boutique hotel.

The Essex Record Office said to Sounding Board Productions The portrait pictures in your Suffolk Voices CDs are absolutely superb. What's the secret?  Yes, we took the snaps.  <blush>

Rural Myth 24:  Property developers become councillors because they want to give something back.

Beware telephone calls claiming to fix your pc.

Looks like new Suffolk Coastal MP Therese Coffey has been hacked on Twitter.

Rural Myth 23:  All of that there large town near Chelmsford is under a glass roof ... or maybe it's just Liverpool Street station?

This is author and historian Dr Kathryn Ferry who leads the panel judging the best beach hut in Britain, more info here.

Pretty much a hung nearthecoast about being happy with the coalition.

There were three cash point skimmers found near the coast last week and one on the Framlingham Barclays in 2008.  Though the police have pointed out they do vary in appearance they seem to come in two flavours; throat and plate and both have a pinhole camera mounted above the keypad to capture the pin ... nasty.

just DO IT!  more pix here

How are you going to vote?  Don't worry, it's a secret poll.

Rural Myth 20:  People in a large town near Chelmsford ride on the right of escalators to stop their wallets being pinched.

No, sea eagles not sea lions.

Bit of a difference of opinion about sea eagles near Peasenhall.

Rural Myth 15:  It's illegal to pull anyone under the age of 19 from the path of an approaching vehicle because it's inappropriate touching, if they're over 18 it's probably assault.

Despite the cold these two pigeons were declaring, no doubt everlasting, love for each other this morning.  Though it's hard to believe now, spring will be on us soon enough.

House sales seem to have picked up in all the ntc towns except Framlingham, maybe it's those dodgy Christmas lights:)

Happy new year and what would you like to see in 2010?  Jedward loose all their stupid hair after Al Qaeda tamper with Head & Shoulders?

Today is officially the hottest day of the year.