Steve Harris Episodes Episode guide
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Are three Bournemouth schools right to start using CCTV to catch parents stopping on zig zags?
A pilot scheme is being rolled out in an attempt to help ease traffic in hot spots.
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08/02/2017
Live from Dorset, Steve Harris starts the day with local, national and international news.
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We talk about Dorset County Council's plans to cut funding to 80% of its bus services
The County Council is planning to reduce the number of services it supports from 35 to 7.
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"Without them I wouldn't be here." A Bournemouth man says a Dorset charity saved his life
Dorset Rape Crisis Support Centre helped him talk about the abuse he suffered as a child.
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02/02/2017
Laurence Herdman sits in. Live from Dorset with local, national and international news.
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01/02/2017
Laurence Herdman sits in. Live from Dorset with local, national and international news.
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31/01/2017
Laurence Herdman sits in. Live from Dorset with local, national and international news.
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30/01/2017
Laurence Herdman sits in. Live from Dorset with local, national and international news.
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A new regional adoption agency covering the whole of Dorset is a step closer
Bournemouth Council's Cabinet approved the plan to merge services with Poole and Dorset.
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Complaints from residents of Milborne St Andrew of internet and phone problems which have lasted for months
Slow broadband and intermittent service has become the rule rather than the exception.
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Portland's IPACA has committed to making a rapid improvement after being graded 'inadequate' by Ofsted
It's the latest setback after a 'financial notice to improve' was issued last year.
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The woman who fled to Dorset after being violently evicted from her home in Tanzania
Sarah Hermitage says she was forced off her farm business by people armed with rifles.
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Ahead of the return of Winterwatch to our screens we talk to presenter Michaela Strachan
The natural history show will be based at RSPB Arne near Wareham.
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20/01/2017
Live from Dorset, Steve Harris starts the day with local, national and international news.
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More than a thousand people have signed a petition in less than a week against the doubling of car parking charges in Poole
The Conservative Council wants to implement the new pricing structure in March.
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Dorset County Council is considering withdrawing its support from the unaccompanied child refugee scheme
The council is concerned they aren't receiving enough money from central government.
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The young Wimborne mum lending her support to a campaign to raise awareness of the symptoms of a brain tumour
Lorna Samson was diagnosed with a brain tumour 11 years ago
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We're live on the scene as major roadworks start today in Dorchester and Poole
The Upton Bypass and Great Western Cross are affected.
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Will 2017 be a bumper year for tourism in Dorset?
The number of international visitors to the South West is up 15 percent since last year.
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We hear from Poole town's vice chairman about the threat of relegation hanging over the club
The Dolphins need to raise 拢70k for improvements to their ground by the end of March.
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Dorset Healthcare has launched a 拢90k advertising campaign for new nurses in London
The Trust spent 拢12m on agency nurses last year.
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Regenerating Melcombe Regis in Weymouth. And why going dry for January might be a bad idea
We speak to Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner about anti-social behaviour in Weymouth.
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We're live at Abbotsbury Swannery after news that the reserve has been hit by bird flu
Nine swans have tested positive for the H5N8 strain of the disease.
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The Bridport boy whose rare immune deficiency was detected by a pioneering genetic test
10 year old Matthew Knight had suffered from one infection after another.
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The former Poole Town footballer who's been given "hope" by hydrotherapy
Andy Culliford was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease six years ago.
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Today we talk about council changes in Dorset and Bournemouth's ABC closing its doors after 80 years
The last film the cinema will show is Back to the Future.
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More than one in five children starting school in Dorset is overweight or obese. Is sugar consumption to blame?
On average children are having half their recommended daily sugar allowance at breakfast.
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Can 拢19m over five years for the South West help address the issue of second homes in Dorset?
Purbeck has the ninth highest rate of people with second addresses in England.
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The new owners of a site regarded as a major tourist attraction in Weymouth have promised to re-energise the area
Brewers Quay has been sold to Versant Developments and Homes
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Could you cook dinner for 35? We hear from the Sturminster Newton mum putting on lunch for the lonely this year.
Helen Reed's son suggested she help out five years ago.