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The Nightshift

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

Thu 04:00

Community Connect Catch-up

Missed Community Connect yesterday? Catch the repeat here.

Thu 05:00

Dorset Coast Non Stop

Back-to-back hits across the south - non-stop feel-good favourites from today and across the decades.

Thu 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.

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

‘Grotesque spectacle’: Fury over Bournemouth 9/11 ‘Watch Party'

Bournemouth 9/11 ‘Watch Party’ condemned by Dorset figures who helped New York after terrorist attacks

Family issues appeal to 'extremely vulnerable' missing 27 year-old

The family of an "extremely" vulnerable man are appealing to the public for help to locate him after not hearing from him for 24 hours.

Drivers warned as 10 week road closure in New Forest pushed back by SGN

A busy road in Hythe is set to face a 10 week closure for gas works – but the start of the disruption has now been postponed.

AUB students transform vacant Poole Quay kiosks with vibrant murals

Second-year graphic design students from Arts University Bournemouth have been transformed vacant kiosk spaces into a vibrant public art display.

LIVE: Protest taking place near RNLI headquarters

A small protest is currently taking place in Poole by the RNLI headquarters - updates as we get them

Charity music night to raise funds for humanitarian aid in Ukraine

The event, organised by New Forest for Ukraine, will take place at Bramshaw Village Hall on Friday, September 11, and will feature a tribute to the late Kirsty MacColl by the South Hampshire folk band Kite.

A31 closed after collision sparks van fire near Wimborne

The A31 was closed in both directions after a collision sparked a van fire exactly one month after a separate van fire on the same road ignited a heathland fire that destroyed more than 100 hectares in the New Forest National Park.