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Friday Night Floor Fillers

Non-stop Floor Fillers - let us turn your lounge into a dancefloor! Hit after hit, it's two hours of non-stop classics to round out the working week!

Today 23:00

The Nightshift

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

Sat 04:00

Community Re-Connect

Join Andy Read as we re-connect with some of our recent guests and interviews.

Sat 05:00

Dorset Coast Non Stop

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

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

Boscombe Salvation Army Band to mark 140th anniversary with guest performers

Boscombe Salvation Army Band celebrates its 140th anniversary with Black Dyke Band at a special Bournemouth concert on November 7, supporting its Christian mission.

Bournemouth set to celebrate Diwali with vibrant community mela next month

Bournemouth’s Diwali Mela takes place on November 14 at St Francis Church, Charminster, featuring Indian food, music, crafts and entertainment. Tickets £3.

New Milton Town Council invites residents to join tree planting initiative

New Milton Town Council is inviting people to participate in their annual Plant a Tree Initiative

Spooky surprises to fill the forest at Moors Valley Country Park for Halloween

Moors Valley Country Park and Forest will host an illuminated trail through the woods alongside spooky family activities, crafts and themed food.

Dorset school officially opens its new college and residences for sixth form

Canford School has officially opened its new College and Residences, marking a significant investment in the future of post-16 education in Dorset.

Dame Judi Dench backs plans for new woodland theatre in New Forest

Judi Dench has thrown her support behind plans for a new woodland theatre in the New Forest, which organisers hope will welcome its first audiences next summer.

Margaret Durrell's visit to Dillons bookshop in Bournemouth in 1996

A bookshop visit once promised more than just a purchase.

TV legend felt 'deprived of choice' over death at New Forest home

Beloved broadcaster Dame Esther Rantzen, who lived in the New Forest, has said she felt "deprived of choice" in a posthumous note released by her family.