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Listen LiveBreakfast 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.
Today 13:00Dorset Coast Non Stop
Back-to-back hits across the south - non-stop feel-good favourites from today and across the decades.
Today 19:00Saturday 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
Dorset disability charity invites people to sleep rough for one night
Dorset charity Diverse Abilities hosts Cardboard Campout in Christchurch, raising funds and awareness for homelessness among disabled people. 19–20 September.
Residents did not vote for their money to sit idle in a bank account'
It is a huge honour to have been elected as the very first councillor to sit on Bournemouth Town Council, and I am genuinely grateful for the trust that residents of East Cliff and Springbourne have once again placed in me.
More than 50 businesses sign up to the New Forest Drive Safe campaign
Over 50 New Forest businesses join Drive Safe campaign, led by the Commoners’ Defence Association, to protect roaming animals and boost road safety.
Moors Valley launches brand new forester-themed play area for summer holidays
Discover Timber, the new sustainable timber-themed play area at Moors Valley Country Park, Dorset. Enjoy accessible, interactive fun by Forestry England.
Free youth programme launches to support and empower teenagers in Poole
Youth Space 2026 launches in Hamworthy and Poole, offering free summer activities for 11–16s to shape their community. Supported by The Power House.
Bournemouth MP welcomes decision to cap single bus journeys at £2
A £2 cap on single bus journeys has been welcomed by Tom Hayes, the Labour MP for Bournemouth East
£1.3m project builds four new bungalows in Bournemouth for veterans in need
Four new energy-efficient bungalows for veterans have been built by Greendale Construction in Bournemouth, funded by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust.
Transport revolution arrives with two green bus shelters on Bournemouth seafront
BCP Council unveils UK’s first timber bus shelters on Bournemouth seafront—eco-friendly designs with green roofs, boosting public transport sustainability.
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