Your local station - playing feel-good hits from today and across the decades
You can also listen to us online here or enable our smartspeaker skill & simply say "Play Dorset Coast Radio"
Coming next on Dorset Coast Radio
Listen LiveThe Nightshift
Late-night radio done right... the soundtrack that keeps Dorset moving after dark.
Today 05:00Dorset Coast Non Stop
Back-to-back hits across the south - non-stop feel-good favourites from today and across the decades.
Today 08:00Breakfast with Kev Kirby
Weekend breakfast with Kev - your ‘What’s On’ guide, great music, and the perfect start to your Saturday and Sunday.
Today 10:00Paul McComish
Paul’s got everything you need for a great weekend - local info, the 'Just A Second' quiz, and the best Dorset Coast music.
Your 5 Day Dorset Coast Weather
Local News, Sport & Events for the Dorset Coast
Forensics investigate suspicious bungalow blaze after reports of explosions
Forensics are investigating the cause of a blaze which tore through a bungalow.
Guy Ritchie given holiday let go-ahead despite residents' anger
English film director Guy Ritchie has won permission to turn accommodation at Compton Abbas Airfield into holiday lets despite residents' objections
Andy Burnham uses first speech as PM to call for ‘national sense of unity’
Andy Burnham promised to “change the way we do politics” after being “appalled” by Westminster’s culture after his return to Parliament.
'Spectacular UFO clouds' spotted over Sandbanks beach
'Spectacular' UFO-like clouds were spotted floating over Sandbanks by a beach-goer.
RECAP - 'Suspicious' fire at bungalow with forensics and police on scene
A fire has broken at out a bungalow in West Howe. We will be bringing you latest updates as we get them.
Man inappropriately touched a woman over her clothing while she was at a bar
Officers continuing to investigate a report of a sexual assault at a pub in Poole are issuing a CCTV image of a man they would like to identify.
Two seriously injured in crash between motorbike and e-scooter
We were called at 8.44pm on Friday, 17 July 2026, to a report of a two-vehicle collision involving a motorbike and an e-scooter in Fernheath Road in Bournemouth.
Man reportedly performed 'indecent sex act' under restaurant table
Officers are issuing an image of a man they would like to identify following inappropriate sexual behaviour and outraging public decency in Bournemouth.
Our Supporters
BEDHBA
Registered Charity No. 1190210