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Dorset Coast Non Stop

Back-to-back hits across the south - non-stop feel-good favourites from today and across the decades.

Today 07:00

Breakfast with Gary Plummer

The best way to start your day! Gary's got your 'Breakfast Brainteaser', local news and the best music to set you up smiling for the day ahead.

Today 09:00

Paul Sutton

Your feel-good mornings are here! Paul takes you through the day with some great music and local event news

Today 10:00

Paul Sutton's Mystery Year

The Mystery Year with Paul Sutton. Hits & Headlines from one classic year, but what year?

Local News, Sport, Events & Weather for the Dorset Coast

Haskins Garden Centre unwraps Christmas events programme

Haskins Garden Centre in Ferndown kicks off the festive season with exciting events.

Care home team in Dorset arranges accordion surprise for 90-year-old resident

Dorset care home resident Marjorie Pickup, 90, played the accordion again after Verwood House arranged a surprise performance through its Wishing Well scheme.

MP backs push to put Sure Start back at heart of Bournemouth communities

A fresh push to strengthen Sure Start services has won the backing of an MP.

Pioneering priest to share her story at Bournemouth church tonight

Canon Sarah Jones, first transgender Church of England priest to be ordained, brings her Everyday Normal Tour to Bournemouth on October 21 with a public Q&A.

Dorset athlete prepares for fifth STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Championship appearance

Dorset athlete Tom Redmond will represent Great Britain at the 2026 STIHL TIMBERSPORTS World Championship in Stuttgart, Germany, on October 30 and 31.

Dorset named the most bookish county in England, new data reveals

Dorset has been named the most bookish county in England.

Applications open for Beautiful Borders 2027 at BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair

Applications open for the 2027 BBC Gardeners’ World Beautiful Borders competition at Beaulieu, Hampshire, running April 30 to May 2; deadline January 22.