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Lesley Dolphin's Breakfast Show

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Local farming, food and environmental features, and gardening advice in the last hour.

Local farming, food and environmental features, and gardening advice in the last hour.

Lesley's career at the BBC began in 1980 at Look East and then our sister station BBC Radio Norfolk.

However, after a few years she saw the light and moved south with her two sons to live in Suffolk.

Lesley once lived in the antiques capital of East Anglia, Long Melford. She says it was a fantastic place to bring up her children with great local facilities and the countryside on the doorstep. 

She also remembers the village for its several pubs, but is adamant she never managed to visit them all in one session! 

After 10 years Lesley moved to Ipswich to live with fellow BBC Radio Suffolk presenter Mark Murphy, then in 2002 Lesley became Mrs Murphy when Mark surprised her by proposing when they were on holiday in Las Vegas - fortunately she said yes.

Since then Lesley's mum and dad have also migrated from Norfolk to Suffolk and now live in Orford.

After moving to Ipswich Lesley has become an ITFC season ticket holder at Portman Road and she has also become a Rotarian.

In her remaining spare time she likes gardening, walking their rescue dog Satsuma, and driving her Mini - a Christmas present from Mark! 

Lesley has loved working in BBC Local Radio since the first day she visited studios in Leeds during the 1970s and still cannot believe she actually gets paid for meeting and chatting with fascinating people. 

To get in touch with Lesley, send her an e-mail: lesley.dolphin@bbc.co.uk

Lesley Dolphin's Breakfast Show: Gardening questions answered

Gardening questions answered

BBC Radio Suffolk - Lesley Dolphin's Breakfast Show, Gardening questions answered

Butcher Gerard King reviews the papers, concerns for Oak trees and an hour of Gardening.

Butcher Gerard King will be leafing through the Saturday newspapers, in her look at country matters Lesley hears about concern for our Oak trees, and from 0800 Matt Tanton Brown talks gardening.

Lesley will look at what's making the weekend news in the morning newspapers along with Butcher Gerard King. He works at the Suffolk Food Hall, and appeared on TV's Come Dine With Me.

There will be a look ahead to Town's last game of the season with Roy Keane and news of the Farmer's Markets on in the County.

From 0800 the hour is devoted to gardening.  The bank holiday is a good time to get out onto your plot so if you need any advice Matt Tanton Brown from a Place for Plants will be on hand to help.

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