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Long-running music festival celebrating young local talent returns TODAY (opens the original)
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A long-running festival showcasing young local artists will return for its 16th year - TODAY. The Anonymous Festival will return and take place on Bank Holiday Monday, August 31, at Borough Gardens in Dorchester. The free event, organised by Dorchester Town Council, will run from 11am to 5pm and celebrates young musical talent from Dorset. Live music will be on offer throughout the day across two stages which will feature some of Dorset's most talented young performers, as well as the locally lo
Holidaymakers undeterred by drought and road works (opens the original)
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Holidaymakers across the country have been undeterred by road works and sun-scorched fields as they flock to west Dorset to enjoy the summer holidays. Despite Dorset being officially in drought conditions from last month following an announcement from the Environment Agency, tourists have still been packing to the coast. The current drought now means there have been three droughts in the past five years – 2022, 2025 and now 2026. Drought and sun scorched fairways at Bridport & West Dorset Golf C
Lost recording becomes fitting tribute to beloved Weymouth musician (opens the original)
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A SONG written in the 1980s by an inspirational Dorset musician is to be re-released in tribute to him. Tim Broad, a respected blues guitarist who contributed to the Weymouth music scene for more than 50 years, died in 2023 aged 73. Now a song he recorded The River of Love is to be released, appearing on a traditional blues album led by Grammy-nominated artist Mehran Matin, alongside Italian artist Giulio "Julyo" D’Agostino, and American percussionist Shane Franklin. The project began when Mehra
Summer heat helps bananas grow in west Dorset garden (opens the original)
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A west Dorset resident has been surprised by a small bunch of bananas growing in their garden, with the continuous hot summer thought to have helped the plant fruit. The resident, who has lived in the town for the past two decades, said one of their banana plants had produced the unusual crop after weeks of sustained warm weather. Whilst the bananas may be a striking sight in a Dorset garden, the resident said the fruit will not mature sufficiently to be edible. They said: “One of the banana pla
"Together, we made a difference" - Star's fair raises £138k for hospital appeal (opens the original)
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A popular country fair has raised £138,000 for a hospitalâs emergency and critical care unit appeal. TV star Martin Clunes, his wife Philippa and a committee organised Buckham Fair on Buckham Down near Beaminster earlier this month. The massive sum of money raised will be donated to Dorset County Hospitalâs Emergency & Critical Care Unit Appeal in Dorchester. It was the first time the event had been held since the Covid-19 pandemic and featured an array of dog and horse shows, as well as a
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