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Community Connect Catch-up

Missed Community Connect yesterday? Catch the repeat here.

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.

Today 09:00

Paul Sutton

Your feel-good mornings are here! Paul takes you through the day with some great music and local event news

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

How the real-life magic of Hampshire and Dorset inspired The Lord of the Rings

Hobbit Day and the discovery of a £64,000 first edition of The Hobbit, have brought Tolkien’s links to the South Coast back into the spotlight.

Poole property ordered to remove mobility scooters and scrap metal from garden

A property in Poole has been ordered to remove mobility scooters, scrap metal, vehicle parts, oil drums, and other waste from their garden after BCP Council said the site is harming the appearance of the neighbourhood

The Boscombe pantry helping hundreds through the cost of living crisis

As mortgage rates rise and the cost of living bites, a vital community hub in Boscombe is offering a lifeline to hundreds of residents every week.

Proposal to enhance much-loved golf course and search underway for operator

A proposal to enhance facilities at Solent Meads Golf Course with a process beginning to appoint an operator to the site until 2051.

Child with special educational needs waiting more than four years for support

At least one child with special educational needs has been waiting more than four years for an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP)

Student runs seven marathons in seven days for OddBalls Foundation

University student Jake Leavy ran seven marathons in seven days across Dorset from September 14 to 20, raising £1,351 for the OddBalls Foundation.

Hundreds tuck into a feast of local flavour at Wimborne Food Festival

Hundreds of visitors filled Wimborne for a successful Food Festival featuring free cookery demonstrations, tastings, live music, alfresco dining and food events across the town.