Steve Harris Episodes Episode guide
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The co-founder of the Eden Project on plans for a new scheme on Portland 04 SEP 18
Sir Tim Smit thinks the new attraction could bring in 300000 visitors a year.
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Seven Dorset towns are going for 'plastic free' status 03 SEP 18
Lyme Regis received the certification in June.
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The number of elderly needing round-the-clock care is set to double by 2035 in England 31 AUG 18
A Dorset charity says families face a considerable challenge.
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Shoplifting has become 'worse and worse and worse' in one Dorset store 30 AUG 18
David Hiscutt run the Londis shop on Westham Road in Weymouth.
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Residents' frustration at commuters parking their cars inconsiderately 29 AUG 18
They watch people park in Dorchester first thing and not return until the evening.
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The 100 year old bell found in Dorset being handed over to South Africa by the PM 28 AUG 18
The bell of the SS Mendi was found in Swanage last year.
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Making money for charity from your computer's idle time 24 AUG 18
The Poole company who can use your computer to mine crypto currencies.
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We take the show on the road to the Great Dorset Steam Fair 23 AUG 18
The event is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary this year.
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West Dorset District Council has dropped plans for a major retail development in Dorchester 22 AUG 18
Last year, the council agreed in principle to the redevelopment of the Fairfield site.
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A Bournemouth woman delivering aid to communities devastated by earthquakes on Lombok 21 AUG 18
Alice Cronin has been helping to organise vital supplies for remote parts of the island.
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Should GP surgeries be more veteran friendly? 20 AUG 18
There's a new national scheme from the NHS and the Royal College of GPs.
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17/08/2018
Laurence Herdman sits in live from Dorset with local, national and international news.
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We hear from the father of a three year old who died in Wareham in March 16 AUG 18
Jaiden Mangan was hit by a lorry on North Street.
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Compared with 2010, there are half as many council-run public loos in parts of Dorset 15 AUG 18
Poole Borough Council now run 15 toilets; in 2010 it was 29.
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AFC Bournemouth could have played in empty stadiums and still made a profit 14 AUG 18
Ticket sales account for less than 4% of Bournemouth's income during a season.
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Plans to re-develop the Dorchester Prison site have stalled 13 AUG 18
The developer is looking for partners to carry on the development or to take it over.
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What if you went to the GPs but saw a nurse not a doctor? 10 AUG 18
One surgery on Portland is changing the way it handles patients' appointments.
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We revisit the Poole man who crowdfunded to have his leg amputated 09 AUG 18
19 weeks on Rob Franks is up and about, and back playing cricket.
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The Canadian man bringing his steam engine 3000 miles to show it in Dorset 08 AUG 18
Brian Walsh spent ten years restoring Steam Spirit.
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16 beds at Portland Hospital that were threatened with closure have officially gone 07 AUG 18
The last patient was released home on Friday and no new patients are being admitted.
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We hear from the Open winner, Bournemouth's Georgia Hall 06 AUG 18
22 year old Hall has dreamed of winning the Open since she was nine years old.
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03/08/2018
Pat Sissons sits in live from Dorset with local, national and international news.
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The Weymouth tattoo parlour that will be able to keep its art 02 AUG 18
Elite Tattoo painted the outside of their building and needed retrospective planning.
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Farmers in Dorset are counting the cost of dry weather 01 AUG 18
They say it's costing them thousands of pounds a week to feed their animals.
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31/07/2018
Live from Dorset, Steve Harris starts the day with local, national and international news.
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We look back at a wet and windy Camp Bestival 30 JUL 18
Heavy rain and strong winds put an end to the final day at Dorset's Lulworth Estate.
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We're live at Camp Bestival in East Lulworth 27 JUL 18
The annual event sees 30000 revellers descend on Dorset.
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Dorset Police are throwing paper planes through people's windows 26 JUL 18
They're to highlight the danger of leaving your windows open during hot weather.
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A course for survivors of domestic abuse receives a £50000 cash injection 25 JUL 18
Domestic Abuse Intervention Training (DAIT) runs courses in Weymouth and Dorchester.
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There's been a rise in children being excluded from mainstream schools 24 JUL 18
We hear from the Dorset-based director of education from a national charity.