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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

Man due in court accused of starting a fire at a police station

A man has been charged following a reported arson at a police station.

New Forest drivers warned as busy road to close for 10 weeks as gas works begin

Motorists have been warned to expect disruption when major gas works force the closure of a key Hythe road for around 10 weeks.

Popular New Forest pub to open as JD Wetherspoon after £1.58 million makeover

A popular New Forest pub is set to open as a JD Wetherspoon pub after a £1.58 million refurbishment

UK’s biggest automobile jumble sale returns to Beaulieu Motor Museum

Beaulieu Motor Museum is set to host the UK’s biggest automobile jumble sale as hundreds of motoring enthusiasts descend on the New Forest.

Popular New Forest pub to open as JD Wetherspoon after £1.58 million makeover

A popular New Forest pub is set to open as a JD Wetherspoon pub after a £1.58 million refurbishment

Schools and sports clubs invited to Cash for Kids challenge with up to £5,000 prize

Cash for Kids South Coast Central invites schools, sports clubs and charities across Dorset to join 2026 challenge for disadvantaged children, raising up to £5,000.

North Dorset's annual business Expo returning in November in Hinton St Mary

The Hinton Workspace Business Expo will take place in Hinton St Mary on Thursday, November 12

The fragile recovery of Bournemouth’s "Wild West" Triangle

Increased police patrols have brought daytime calm and cleaner alleyways to Bournemouth’s Triangle, but local workers warn the deep-seated drug crisis is simply shifting into the shadows.