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Breakfast with Kev Kirby

Weekend breakfast with Kev - your ‘What’s On’ guide, great music, and the perfect start to your Saturday and Sunday.

Today 10:00

Alfie at the weekend

Alfie's got everything you need for a great weekend - local info, the 'Just A Second' quiz, and the best Dorset Coast music.

Today 13:00

Dorset Coast Non Stop

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

Today 19:00

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.

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

£4 tickets on offer as Vue Poole celebrates National Cinema Weekend

Vue Poole will offer £4 cinema tickets as part of National Cinema Weekend, taking place on Saturday, September 5 and Sunday, September 6

'Cash-strapped councils have failed to repair broken play equipment'

Tom Hayes: For far too long, cash-strapped councils have failed to repair broken play equipment while valuable green spaces have been sold off for development.

Backlash after popular bar forced to close in licence row

A bar which was refused a premises licence has closed – and is likely to remain closed.

Pictures show aftermath of landslide as new warning issued

New pictures show the aftermath of a landslide on the Dorset coast. St Alban's Coastguard Recue Team went to check out the area and took pictures.

All the US fast food chains opening branches in the UK in 2026 for first time

Chuck E. Cheese and Raising Cane’s are among the US fast food chains opening up branches in the UK in 2026

Gardeners urged to complete 5 tasks in September before it's too late

As September arrives, gardeners are advised to complete a number of tasks to help prepare for the colder months of winter

Domino’s plan to take over part of pub for takeaway service

Domino’s Pizza plans to relocate to part of a public house at 2 Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth. Planning application open until 15 Sept.

New Forest organisations lead recovery effort following A31 fire this month

Organisations involved in response to Picket Post heathland fire working on longer-term recovery of New Forest impacted areas, businesses and communities