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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.
Breakfast with Kev Kirby
Weekend breakfast with Kev - your ‘What’s On’ guide, great music, and the perfect start to your Saturday and Sunday.
Paul McComish
Paul’s got everything you need for a great weekend - local info, the 'Just A Second' quiz, and the best Dorset Coast music.
Saturday Night Floor Fillers
Non-stop Floor Fillers - let us turn your lounge into a dancefloor! Hit after hit, it's three hours of non-stop classics.
Your 5 Day Dorset Coast Weather
Local News, Sport & Events for the Dorset Coast
Dorset museum urges eligible families to take up free summer holiday workshops
Museum of East Dorset offering workshops through a Dorset Council scheme, which provides free sessions for children who qualify for benefit-related school meals
Thousands raised in memory of “funny and much‑loved” 12‑year‑old boy
A community has been raising thousands of pounds in memory of a 12-year-old “brave son and much-loved brother” who passed away from a life-limiting genetic condition last month
Shopping frenzy changed Bournemouth town centre forever
The air was bone-chilling, the pavements slick with frost, but neither sub-zero temperatures nor the early hour could deter the throngs of bargain hunters.
Men armed with axe smashed into conservatory to steal safe
Three men reportedly used an axe to smash into a conservatory and steal a safe.
Town council to consider hiring officers to tackle anti-social behaviour
A town councillor is putting forward a plan to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour in Bournemouth
Man goes viral for cleaning dirty road signs to improve safety
A man has gone viral after cleaning dirty road signs in a bid to make roads 'safer' across Dorset.
Shop owner defends store as man 'pulls knife' after 'smashing a window'
A shop owner has described the terrifying moment he says he was forced to defend his store for around 20 minutes after an alleged shoplifting incident escalated into violence.
I pedalled through Poole Park lake's algae bloom to see what it was like
After hearing that a significant algal bloom had taken over the place where I first learnt to sail, kayak and windsurf, I decided to head down to Poole Park and see it for myself.
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