Steve Harris Episodes Episode guide
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Dorset Police tells us the introduction of a ban on legal highs has been a success
One year on from the Psychoactive Substances Act, we talk about the impact it's had.
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We're live in Swanage with news of the first scheduled services between the town and Wareham for over 40 years
A new 60 day trial service will start next month.
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How do you tell children about atrocities like the suicide bomber at Manchester Arena?
Blandford counsellor Alison Moore gives us some advice.
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23/05/2017
Live from Dorset, Steve Harris starts the day with local, national and international news.
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People in Dorset are being urged to look out for signs of adult abuse
Bournemouth and Poole Safeguarding Adults Board is distributing new posters.
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"Nobody deserves to be loved at arm's length" says a Dorset mum who started foster caring last year
Laura Collins from Stapehill near Ferndown has looked after nine children.
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The Melcombe Regis Board says it will be held accountable for its actions
The central Weymouth neighbourhood is one of the most deprived districts in the country.
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We hear from a Dorchester member of Winston Churchill's secret army
Jack Northover spent WWII prepared to sabotage any German force that invaded Britain.
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The man in charge of Bournemouth tourism says reducing the number of EU migrants would be 'an absolute disaster'
Mark Smith says cutting the number of European workers would have an huge impact.
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A "ticking time bomb" - how an experienced HGV driver describes plans to send lorries down a Dorset C road
Richard Burgess drove our reporter on the C13 route between Blandford and Shaftesbury.
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We meet Felicity Warner who wants to help people around the world have a good death
Felicity from North Chideock founded the Soul Midwives movement 20 years ago.
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"Don't be fobbed off" says the Dorset woman with an inoperable brain tumour
Amy Quin from Piddletrenthide was diagnosed with the condition one year ago.
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The Green Party in Dorset is calling on other parties to cooperate to try to oust the Conservatives
In a letter they've invited the Lib Dems and Labour to discuss a strategy.
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The Dorset award-winner calling for more awareness of the mental health issues that affect older people
Christina Cope cares for her mum, who's in her eighties and who has poor mental health.
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It would be "outrageous" not to exhume all human remains buried at a former Dorset prison site
Campaigners have concerns about plans for the Dorchester prison site.
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Dorset County Council Leader Robert Gould loses his seat but the Conservatives retain overall control
Meanwhile the Green Party doubled their representation from one to two councillors.
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The Dorset woman who decided to live apart from her husband in order to save their marriage
Anita Roberts' husband developed Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after the Falklands War.
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Weymouth opera singer Sophia Grech on being diagnosed with autism at the age of 45
Sophia believes she's the only professional opera singer in the world with the condition.
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We're live in St Ives near the home of 61 year old Guy Hedger who was killed over the weekend
The businessman was shot on Sunday in an aggravated burglary.
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Police in Dorset relaunch a major crackdown on speeding
The force is encouraging people to sign up to community speedwatch schemes.
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A homeless Dorset woman says her life has been transformed after being housed by the council
Mother of three, Claudia, was housed as part of a scheme by Bournemouth Borough Council.
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An "accelerated catastrophe". The director of Wareham's Monkey World on the issue of people keeping primates as pets
Calls for a change in the law were dismissed in Parliament were dismissed this week.
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The 10 incidents a week on a short stretch of North Dorset road making residents' lives a misery
People who live there say the C13 through Melbury Abbas isn't suitable for HGVs.
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New fortnightly bin collections start today in Bournemouth
The council says it will save around half a million pounds a year.
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People being treated for cancer in Dorset will soon get access to treatment closer to home
Work has started on a new radiotherapy unit at Dorchester hospital.
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The new 拢250m development that could be coming to Sandbanks
Planning permission for redevelopment of three hotels on Sandbanks has been submitted.
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Two serving prison officers from Portland on how they fear being attacked every day at work
We speak to the pair about overcrowding, understaffing and controlled substances.
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As Broadchurch bows out we speak to actors, extras and those who own the locations that have featured in this third series
The ITV whodunnit is filmed in and around West Bay near Bridport.
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The Dorset charity's video which aims to keep road workers safe
Safewise have teamed up with Wessex Water to warn of the dangers of careless driving
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The Dorset prison that has "failings in almost every area"
Guys Marsh near Shaftesbury has been described by as one of the worst in the country.