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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.

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Paul Sutton

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

Today 10:00

Paul Sutton's Mystery Year

The Mystery Year with Paul Sutton. Hits & Headlines from one classic year, but what year?

Today 12:00

Rob Marsden

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

Man charged after alleged drink driving incident

A man in his 50s from Blackfield has been charged after an alleged drink driving incident.

Mrs Hinch fans' cheap alternative to 'demon appliance' to dry clothes in winter

Tumble dryers can cost a lot of money to run so Mrs Hinch fans have shared their cheap alternative to the "demon appliance".

Dorset care home organises dog show for its residents, families and friends

Trinity Manor Care Home in Sherborne hosted a dog show for residents, families, and friends, who all brought their canine companions along to participate.

Charity to run much-loved community café in Churchill Gardens in Boscombe

Minstead Trust will take over the running of the café in Churchill Gardens, Boscombe, starting in January after winning a tender process led by BCP Council.

Dorset family highlight the life-changing impact of organ donation

NHS Blood and Transplant has announced, for the first time, an urgent response plan to address a significant decline in organ donation in the UK.

Poole road to temporarily close for more than two months for utility works

Brudenell Road, Poole, to close from 12 Oct–19 Dec 2026 for utility works by Woodmace. Diversions in place, full Council details and travel advice.

Temporary parking restrictions to take place in Bournemouth for SGN works

Temporary parking restrictions on Henville Road and Malmesbury Park Place, Bournemouth, from October 2026 for SGN gas mains works, announced by BCP Council.

'We could lose everything': Garage owners shocked by redevelopment plans

A Christchurch family says it could lose its business, livelihood and home after discovering plans to demolish JP Motors on Fairmile Road. Customers have launched petitions in support of the garage.