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Listen LivePaul 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.
Today 23:00The Nightshift
Late-night radio done right... the soundtrack that keeps Dorset moving after dark.
Local News, Sport, Events & Weather for the Dorset Coast
Andy Burnham uses first speech as PM to call for ‘national sense of unity’
Andy Burnham promised to “change the way we do politics” after being “appalled” by Westminster’s culture after his return to Parliament.
'Spectacular UFO clouds' spotted over Sandbanks beach
'Spectacular' UFO-like clouds were spotted floating over Sandbanks by a beach-goer.
RECAP - 'Suspicious' fire at bungalow with forensics and police on scene
A fire has broken at out a bungalow in West Howe. We will be bringing you latest updates as we get them.
Man inappropriately touched a woman over her clothing while she was at a bar
Officers continuing to investigate a report of a sexual assault at a pub in Poole are issuing a CCTV image of a man they would like to identify.
Two seriously injured in crash between motorbike and e-scooter
We were called at 8.44pm on Friday, 17 July 2026, to a report of a two-vehicle collision involving a motorbike and an e-scooter in Fernheath Road in Bournemouth.
Man reportedly performed 'indecent sex act' under restaurant table
Officers are issuing an image of a man they would like to identify following inappropriate sexual behaviour and outraging public decency in Bournemouth.
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HMRC's biggest Self Assessment shake-up in decades could change how millions pay tax
HMRC is consulting on plans to make millions of self-employed workers, landlords and side hustlers pay tax earlier through major Self Assessment reforms.
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