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Daisy's laptop has been found. It was handed in to police after a huge public response to the appeal. A 32 year old man's been charged with burglary & a 36 year old woman with handling stolen goods. The police say they're thrilled to give the computer back to Daisy's Mum
Can you help find Daisy's laptop? She died last week from cancer and as her mum visited her in the chapel of rest
@Julias_House
on Thursday someone broke into their Bournemouth home and stole the computer. It had precious photos and messages on. Please RT
#dorsethour
#Dorset
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Can you help find Daisy's laptop? She died last week from cancer and as her mum visited her in the chapel of rest
@Julias_House
on Thursday someone broke into their Bournemouth home and stole the computer. It had precious photos and messages on. Please RT
#dorsethour
#Dorset
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Tonight on
#TELS
🤩
@stephnradio
talks to
@KSIOlajidebt
&
@RandolphUK
about their upcoming tour!
With giveaway tickets to their first date in
#Bournemouth
😱
Listen here -
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A no driving zone outside of a school is being tested by
@SouthamptonCC
It aims to cut pollution and encourage walking to school as well as making it safer for the children! 🚶🚸
Is this the future for all schools across the south?
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Thousands of people are already at Durdle Door, despite yesterday's incidents.
Three people were seriously injured after jumping from the 200ft cliffs into the sea.
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🥳 Happy Birthday Sophia! 🎂
A street on lockdown in Southampton joined together to wish Sophia a happy 8th birthday 👏
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“He wants to get back on the frontline and start helping people again because that’s what he loves to do”
Kevin in Ryde tells us about his son who has coronavirus symptoms but is desperate to get back to work with our NHS 🏥
#coronavirus
#NHS
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With his new album Walls 🙌
@Louis_Tomlinson
talks to
@missrachrock
about writing for himself and showing exactly who he is as a songwriter and singer.🎶
Hear the full interview on
@BBCSounds
🔊
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Well done to the brilliant team
@CatsProtection
in Southampton who rescued Hope 😺👏
Hope was shot three times with an air gun while heavily pregnant & unable to walk 😡
Cats Protection nursed her & she has given birth to four healthy kittens ♥️
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Five tigers that spent years performing in a Spanish travelling circus are set to be rehomed at
@IsleofWight_Zoo
. More on Drivetime with Wildheart Trust Founder Charlotte Corney in the next hour.
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These stunning pictures show the historic moment
#HMSQueenElizabeth
arrives into her home port of
#Portsmouth
for the first time 🇬🇧
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Portsmouth's iconic
@SpinnakerTower
and
@BmouthPier
are being turned green today to mark
#StPatricksDay
. They're among 400 buildings and landmarks around the world to be lit up with emerald green lights.
#HappyStPatricksDay
#GlobalGreening
@TourismIreland
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A six-year-old girl from Dorset, who's had five brain surgeries, will meet Prince Harry at the
@wellchild
awards! 👉
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👏👏 To
@dorsetdevils
& other volunteers who will be spending their time picking up litter on Bournemouth beach today
#Dorset
#BournemouthBeach
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#Bournemouth
Borough Council says it will remove metal bars from benches in the town centre following "extensive feedback". Artist
@stuartsemple
spent time decorating the "anti-homeless" benches today - he told us he's "absolutely delighted".
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WHAT a hero. 👏
Mike from Southampton rescued two seriously injured jumpers at
#DurdleDoor
on Saturday. 😨
He recovered one unconscious man from the seabed.
He told
@SteveHarrisDJ
how he put his life at risk to save others.
🔈 Listen in full ➡️
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We are deeply sad to announce that our dear friend Richard Cartridge has passed away following a short illness
Richard entertained the South on-air for over 46 years. Thank you Rich
Our thoughts and prayers are with his family. He will be deeply missed
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Happy Birthday to Bob Weighton from Alton, he reaches the ages of 111 today and is officially the oldest man in England 🎁🎂
#hampshire
#englandsoldestman
#happybirthday
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Prince Harry takes a shine to Dorset veteran's shades at Invictus Games 😎👉
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Meet Jim... 👋
Southampton's ferry 'Dancing Man' who's up for a national tourism award! 🏆🕺⛴
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Following yesterday's incidents
@DorsetCouncilUK
says roads to Lulworth and Durdle Door will remain closed.
It’s again asked people to “think twice” before visiting Dorset beaches saying they’re ‘becoming overcrowded and social distancing is becoming difficult’.
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👏👏 An emotional guard of honour from the brilliant staff
@Poole_Hospital
as ex-serviceman Stephen Parker was discharged after 35 days in intensive care with Coronavirus
#ThankYouNHS
💙
#Dorset
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The perfectly isolated scene at Florence Nightingale's
#Hampshire
grave this morning
Today marks the 200th anniversary of her birth
#FlorenceNightingale
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SCENES!
@wembleystadium
⚽️ 🏆 🤩
Let's relive that magic moment once again.
@mrandrewmoon
@guywhittingham
and
@Danny_Rose7
commentating on the
@officialpompey
@CheckatradeTrpy
win!
#Pompey
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Aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth will join the
@RoyalNavy
Fleet today when the White Ensign is raised for the first time. The ceremony in
#Portsmouth
will be attended by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth
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It's time to get the bubble back together 🎸 and singalong with
@mcflymusic
! 😁
It's all for
@BBCCiN
👏 find out more 👉
#BigBubble
#BBCMakeADifference
@mcflyharry
@DougiePoynter
@TomFletcher
@itsDannyJones
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'If he won £50,000 it might be the first and only time he buys a drink'. 🍺
Marvin Brooks from
@PooleTownFC
has entered ITV's
#LoveIsland
and he's getting a lot of support from his teammates, even if it's for the wrong reasons 😂
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Not just a rock star.
Dire Straits' bassist John Illsley pulls a pint at his pub, the East End Arms.
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Tom - what a hero. 😇
The pub landlord has driven a minibus from Lyme Regis to Ukraine, to deliver supplies and drive people to the border.
Read more ➡️
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@fleurg123
Hi Fleur, we spoke to Luke this morning but are you free to talk about the idea of Macfest?
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The
@RSPCA_official
were out in force yesterday helping animals caught up in
#StormDennis
👏
These Horses were helped from Testwood Nature Reserve near
#Southampton
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Tonight on
#TELS
😎
@missrachrock
talks to One Direction's
@Louis_Tomlinson
about his new album Walls! 🎵🙌
Plus your Hot Mix tonight is from
@pandarsons
👊
Listen Live -
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This week our LGBTQ+ 🏳🌈 show with
@immasonjordan
was a faith & family special. Featuring Rev
@AndyFitchet
talking about inclusivity within religion. Plus James Rands from Instagram's 'thediydads' on about adoption and being open online. Listen here
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We've officially named our Dorset studio in memory of a loyal listener.
“John from Weymouth” arranged for a card to be sent to us, on the event of his death, thanking us for our programmes.
BBC Director-General, Lord Tony Hall, officially named the John Martin Studio.
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'The legend that is Dave Merrington' hangs up his commentary mic this weekend. 🙌
The former
@SouthamptonFC
manager has been the voice of
@solentsport
's Saints' coverage for the last 20 years. 👏
🔊 * Best with sound on! * 🔽
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Go Claire!
10 years after being paralysed, Claire is just 1 mile away from completing the
#GreatSouthRun
course 👊
@claire80lomas
🏅
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Meet Meryick 👋🐶
He’s been named after the park he was found tied to a bench in. Vets have given him a body condition score of just 1 out of 9 ☹️
Do you know who abandoned him in
#Bournemouth
& help the
@RSPCA_official
?
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Libby the miracle kitten 🤗🐱
She definitely used at least one of her nine lives when she managed to survive two weeks alone in freezing conditions 😰 she’s now recovering at
@CatsProtection
in
#Fareham
🐈
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Broadcasting legend Fred Dinenage presents Saturday 2-6pm this Summer Season.⛱ 👉.
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The Downton Abbey cast are back for a new film that's set to be released this Christmas
#DowntonAbbey2
We re-visited some of the special Downton filming locations with 'Lord Grantham'
@hughbon
.
Listen⬇️
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Update: Melchy, the dog stolen in Horndean has been returned.
He was left in a local park and someone found him and handed him in.
The family are incredibly relieved and say 'you don't get moments like this in life very often" so they're enjoying the moment. ❤️
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Out on the Solent on Friday with
@TallShipsYT
was
@duranduran
frontman
@SimonJCLeBON
He told
@ALEXDYKE1
about his busy week, before the sailing...
HE WAS ONLY IN THE STUDIO MAKING THE NEW DURAN DURAN ALBUM!
🎸🥁🎹🎛️🎚️🎙️🎶
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"❤️ I did it mum and dad 👼"
A graduation photo from
@BournemouthUni
has gone viral.
Beena Joshi's mum died when she was 13, and her dad died last year
@bee29__
💕
Her post, referencing her doubt of whether she'd graduate herself has had over 100k reactions. 👩🎓
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#Dance
legend
@Aj11Ace
joins
#JulianClegg
ahead of his solo tour 'Get On The Floor' 🕺
We can't wait to watch him throw some shapes in the
#South
⭐
#Basingstoke
#Bournemouth
🙌
Listen now 🔽
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Neighbours in Romsey come together to pay a musical tribute to the nation’s heroes 👏
This is their rendition of ‘somewhere over the rainbow’ ❤️
#ClapForOurCarers
#BBCMakeADifference
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What do you do when someone tells you they're lonely? Invite them round for coffee:
#BillDay
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'Moore, Moore, Moore' - How do you like it? ⚽🍒
#afcb
Here's how
@kristemple
called it!
#Hoodwinkery
Read more: Bournemouth boss to savour promotion to Premier League ➡
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Today we bid a fond farewell to our fabulous friend and colleague
@judy_goodlet
, who travels off into retirement after being our voice of roads, rails, ferries and air for over 20 years! Jude best of luck for your retirement, we’re really going to miss you xxx
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"I like a difficult question"
@ChrisGPackham
was put to the test with questions from school pupils across the south on helping the environment 🌏
Listen back to Chris Packham inspiring youngsters on BBC Radio Solent 🔊👇
#COP26
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This book shop in Winchester has been going for nearly 300 years and boasts around 16,000 books!
@Bookwells
😍📚
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🏛️ An ancient Roman villa has been re-discovered on the outskirts of Dorchester! 🏛️
Archaeologists from
@Durotrigesdig
have been on-site in the village of Frampton.
Dr Miles Russell from
@bournemouthuni
told us what they found. 🔎
#DiggingForBritain
@DorsetWildlife
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"A vote for the
@TheGreenParty
is not just a remain vote, it shows you're against austerity and you see climate change as a real issue" says
@alexforeurope
in our
#BrexitBunfight
The special programme airs tonight at 6.30pm.
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Theresa May visited
#Southampton
today. She was in Upper Shirley, but didn't give any interviews.
#GE2017
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Oliver Bales, from Portsmouth, has lost 25 stone. He's been named
@SlimmingWorld
's Biggest Loser of 2016.
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Happy Birthday! The world's oldest man Bob Weighton from
#Alton
in
#Hampshire
is 112 years old today.
He shares it with Joan Hoquard from
#Poole
who's also reached 112 years of age.
Bob's in isolation so will be celebrating by video calling his family.
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This is so sad 😰 Just three extra minutes of your time could save the animals of
@NewForestNPA
#NewForest
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OLYMPIC GOLD: Portsmouth-based Lizzie Yarnold retains her Olympic skeleton title
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Did you know Tommy Cooper used to live in Hampshire? His mum ran a shop on Shirley High Street in Southampton. We've rediscovered this very rare interview from our vaults...
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A cold start this morning across Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight. Make sure you wrap up warm!❄️
This stunning sunrise from
@TheNewForestUK
captured by
@Matt_Pinner
📷
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350 mourners, responding to social media requests, have attended the funeral of 96-year-old
#WW2
veteran George Peter Osborne in
#Southampton
Crematorium this morning even though most of them never met him.
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40 years ago Jon Pertwee's Worzel Gummidge, which was filmed in the Hampshire countryside, appeared on TV. We've found a special unseen episode that was never broadcast! 📺
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Dancing Jim was out in the sunshine today guiding people onto the
@RedFunnelFerry
#IsleofWight
🕺
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🦢 The
@RSPCA_official
have saved two swans from being drowned after they were dragged under the water by discarded fishing litter in Hampshire
The "distressed" birds were discovered at Sturt Pond in Milford-on-Sea 👉
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"I didn't read the email"
@takethat
's appearance
@mayflower
was a surprise to
@FiveToFiveMusic
as well as the audience 😆😂
#TheBandMusical
🎤
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Alex Dyke catching up with
@passengermusic
on the Wall of Sound 🎙️ 🎧 ahead of the release of his new album “runaway” ➡️
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Empty shoes belonging to ME sufferers are being lined up in the Guildhall Square in
#Southampton
. It's part of a
@MEActNetUK
#MillionsMissing
campaign to show how many people with the condition, otherwise known as Chronic fatigue syndrome, are housebound or bedbound.
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Why? 😡
This is the scene
@Matt_Pinner
caught on Bournemouth beach this morning
#Dorset
#BournemouthBeach
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Pip's done it! ⛵
A huge congratulations to
@pipoceanracing
who's finished the
#VG2020
🎉
27,976 miles - 95 days 11 hours, 37 min and 30secs! 🌍
🔉 She's been chatting to
@SteveHarrisDJ
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After 6
@louhannan
is joined
@SpiderMan
's dad
@domholland
ahead of his show in
#Portsmouth
@SpinnakerTower
📻➡️
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🎉 Congratulations to
@DorsetMuseum
for raising £150,000 to buy a fourth century Roman mosaic!
It was found in the village of Dewlish in the 1970s and is going to be reunited with two other sections already at the museum.
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This week our LGBTQ+ 🏳🌈 show with
@immasonjordan
was a faith & family special. Featuring Rev
@AndyFitchet
talking about inclusivity within religion. Plus James Rands from Instagram's 'thediydads' on about adoption and being open online. Listen here
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Streets in
#Portsmouth
and
#Southsea
can now apply to go car free on some Sundays so more children can play outside. It follows a successful trial last summer. This video is by 12-year-old Lucy Piper
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Mike from
#Bournemouth
is on a mission to get children wearing high vis vests on their way to and from school to improve safety. It’s after a boy was tragically knocked down and killed by a car last year
#kidsinvis
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The village of Tiptoe in the New Forest are keeping their spirits up with an entry for the
@BBC
's Big Night In 😆
This is their Thank You to all our key workers 👏👏
Send yours to
@BBCCiN
#BigNightInAmarillo
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Fancy a car with a built-in flamethrower? Thunderbirds are go! 🚀🚀🚀
Thanks to
@Thunderbirds65
and
@la_riviere
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"You shall not pass" 🧙♂️
The moment that Gandalf turned up at
@thehobbitpub
in
#Southampton
@IanMcKellen
popped in for a drink last night and both staff and customers were left amazed!
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Were you there for the big surprise?
@takethat
appeared on stage
@mayflower
last night on the opening night
@TheBandMusical
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A fourth season in League One for Portsmouth after being knocked out by Oxford on penalties in the play-offs
#Pompey
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⏰ Start your day right with Steve Harris ⏰
🎶
@TheVampsJames
talks to us about his Christmas collab with
@Julias_House
☃️
🐝 Charity, Bee Mission, are providing meals for the homeless this Christmas 🥘
Tune in now ▶️
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Richard Cartridge first joined BBC Radio Solent in 1972
An iconic voice across the South ❤️
Here he gave us a behind the scenes look of his show in 2015 👇
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The "perfect place at the perfect time"? 📷
That's how Kayla Smith, from Weymouth, sums up her stunning photo taken at Durdle Door this week. ⛵️
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