BBC Radio Solent

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The Sound of the South. Making a difference across Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight. Join us FM, Digital & @BBCSounds. @solentsport for South sports news

Hampshire, Dorset and the IOW bbc.co.uk/solent Joined July 2011

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BBC Radio Solent @BBCRadioSolent Sep 16, 2024

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BBC Radio Solent @BBCRadioSolent Aug 2, 2025

Surviving storms, capsizing, and snapped oars - Jake Mattock from Cranborne is one of four rowers who took on the Indian Ocean! 🙌

🔊 Listen to his incredible story on BBC Sounds ⤵️
bbc.in/3IU6uQc

BBC Radio Solent @BBCRadioSolent Aug 1, 2025

A clean up has begun after parts of the Isle of Wight were hit by flash flooding following heavy rainfall.

Councillor for East Cowes, Karl Love, said the damage to homes and businesses was "quite significant".

Tap the link to read more: bbc.in/4lWOHqj

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BBC Radio Solent @BBCRadioSolent Jul 10, 2025

"It's so tragically disappointing". A burst sewage pipe on Hill's Head beach has made the water unsafe to swim in.

Read more: bbc.in/408YQr4

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BBC Radio Solent @BBCRadioSolent Jul 10, 2025

"It's so tragically disappointing". A burst sewage pipe on Hill's Head beach has made the water unsafe to swim in.

Read more: bbc.in/408YQr4

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