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BBC Local Radio to air Easter Make a Difference shows with Gaby Roslin
BBC Local Radio will broadcast a series of Make a Difference programmes across the Easter weekend, featuring community stories and a guest appearance from Blue.Publication date: 31.03.2026
BBC Local sets out election coverage across radio
BBC Local radio stations will carry live results and analysis once again as England votes in May’s local elections.Publication date: 18.03.2026
BBC Radio Stoke lines up celebrities for Comic Relief
Celebrity guest hosts will join Lee Blakeman on BBC Radio Stoke’s Breakfast show for a special week supporting Comic Relief.Publication date: 16.03.2026
Leanne Campbell joins BBC Radio Merseyside
Liverpool presenter Leanne Campbell will host a new Friday mid-morning programme on BBC Radio Merseyside from April.Publication date: 10.03.2026
BBC CWR names Lorna Bailey for weekday Breakfast
Lorna Bailey is to take over the BBC CWR Breakfast show from Monday 9th March.Publication date: 25.02.2026
BBC Radio Cymru 2 launches major contest
BBC Radio Cymru 2 has launched its biggest ever on-air competition, offering weekly prizes to listeners over the next month.Publication date: 23.02.2026
Rick Jackson returns to Breakfast on the south coast
Rick Jackson is returning to breakfast radio on the south coast as he takes over BBC Radio Solent Breakfast from Alun Newman.Publication date: 18.02.2026
BBC to close Radio Jersey and Radio Guernsey MW transmitters
BBC Radio Jersey and BBC Radio Guernsey will stop broadcasting on medium wave from 31 March 2026.Publication date: 16.02.2026
Alun Thomas gets BBC Radio Cymru afternoon slot
Post Prynhawn will have a new regular presenter on most weekdays from February at BBC Radio Cymru.Publication date: 29.01.2026
BBC Local Radio is giving away hundreds of smart speakers
BBC Local Radio giving away hundreds of smart speakers across England and the Channel Islands this month.Publication date: 20.01.2026