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The Nightshift

Late-night radio done right... the soundtrack that keeps Dorset moving after dark.

Today 04:00

Community Connect Catch-up

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Today 05:00

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.

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

Poole-based firm visits Bournemouth school for National Manufacturing Day

Yunex Traffic visited Bournemouth School for Girls as part of National Manufacturing Day 2026, giving students the chance to engage with professionals

Dorset's adult social care provider saving taxpayers more than £1 million a year

Care Dorset has saved more than £4.1 million since launch in October 2022, and is delivering the savings for taxpayers while maintaining high standards of care.

Community event in support of breast cancer charity to be held in Ringwood

Glow for Good will take place at Greyfriars Community Centre in Ringwood on Sunday, October 18, from 10.30am to 3.30pm.

Synth-pop legends to perform at Bournemouth venue next year as part of new tour

Erasure, made up of Andy Bell and Vince Clarke, will perform at the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) on April 26, 2027, as part of Radio!! Radio!! tour.

Community pub in Bournemouth temporarily closes to undergo £300k refurbishment

The Kings Arms in Bournemouth temporarily closed on September 28, and reopen on October 21, as a Grandstand sports pub.

Remember when Bournemouth home show featured a £5,500 scrap-metal alien

The Bournemouth International Centre hosted a major home exhibition in late summer 2004, with thousands of visitors.

Family issues update after toddler's horrific E.Coli battle

Latest update on 3-year-old Ivy Foster as family faces 2 months of hospital admissions after drug-resistant E. coli infection

'Enough is enough': Community group 'relieved' after Carr's hotel application refused

A group that has opposed a developer's plans surrounding a Sandbanks hotel have said that they are 'delighted' that the most recent application was refused.