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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.

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.

Today 23:00

The Nightshift

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

Sun 08:00

Breakfast with Kev Kirby

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

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

Food recall alert Tesco, Waitrose and Home Bargains shoppers warned to check fridges

Shoppers are being urged to check their fridges and cupboards after a series of food safety alerts and recalls at major UK supermarkets.

DVLA expected to scrap hundreds of new 76 number plates ahead of September 2026

Hundreds of new 76 number plate combinations are expected to be withheld by the DVLA before they are released on September 1, 2026.

NHS reveals how to check if your sunscreen is past its expiry date

If your sunscreen is past its expiry date, it will not protect you as well as it should, according to an expert dermatologist.

More than a dozen job cuts proposed says Poole Harbour Commissioners

Thirteen jobs are at risk following the decision to end a long-running cross-channel ferry service.

New Forest event applies to New Forest District Council for premises licence

Carry On Costumes seeks alcohol licence for “A Christmas Adventure” at Fawcetts Field, New Milton. Public comments to New Forest District Council by Sept 2026.

BCP area named one of the best places in the South West for first-time buyers

The research, by Pepper Money, ranked Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) area third in the region for first-time buyers, following Swindon and Gloucester

Next of kin appeal issued by Coroner for 58-year-old man of no fixed abode

Dorset Coroner issues next of kin appeal for Keld William Buckeridge, 58, who died in Okeford Fitzpaine. Death not suspicious. Contact 01202 123900.

Temporary road closures and parking restrictions to disrupt travel across Dorset

Dorset Council announces road closures, parking restrictions and footpath bans in Upton, Corfe Mullen, Spetisbury and Tarrant Keyneston for maintenance works.