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Friday Night Floor Fillers

Non-stop Floor Fillers - let us turn your lounge into a dancefloor! Hit after hit, it's two hours of non-stop classics to round out the working week!

Today 23:00

The Nightshift

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

Sat 04:00

Community Re-Connect

Join Andy Read as we re-connect with some of our recent guests and interviews.

Sat 05:00

Dorset Coast Non Stop

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

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

Four bikes stolen from garage after chains cut with angle grinder

Four bicycles were stolen from a garage after thieves used an angle grinder to cut through securing chains during a break-in.

People urged to have their say on proposed new home for Dorset Studio School

People across Dorset are being urged to act now and have their say on proposals for a new home for Dorset Studio School.

87-year-old denies four counts of sexual activity with child

A pensioner has denied engaging in sexual activity with a child on multiple occasions, a court had heard.

Man banned from every pub, bar and restaurant in England and Wales - In the Dock

The following case was heard at Poole Magistrates' Court:

Council awarded more than £1m to tackle rough sleeping

More than £1m in government funding has been secured to help tackle homelessness and rough sleeping.

Various Sturminster Marshall and Wimborne roads to temporarily close this month

Dorset Council will close roads in Wimborne Minster and Sturminster Marshall for resurfacing and power works from September 2026. See details and diversions.

Police officer carrying rowing machine up Welsh peaks for sepsis awareness

Barry Ashdown, a Dorset Police officer from Wareham, is carrying a rowing machine up Snowdonia's toughest peaks and rowing the height of each summit at the top.

Poole cinema to bring The Hunger Games back to the big screen this month

Vue Poole will screen all five films in The Hunger Games over the coming weeks, leading up to the new release Sunrise on the Reaping, releasing on November 20