Family Connections

No-one blamed climate change for the apocalyptic weather 20 years ago in the Great Storm of October 1987.

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An intrepid sunburnt American tourist once attempted to sail to Ireland from Dorset in a blow-up boat.

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Dorset’s worst ever aeroplane crash, and another fatal aircraft accident that happened within 25 yards of it, are remembered with a Purbeck Stone memorial seat.

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She recently made her debut as a guest judge on Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK.

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These postcards taken from one of Dorset’s best vantage points show the changing face of Portland.

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We’ve written about many lost pubs in recent times but here is a collection of photos of Dorset country pubs that have lasted the course.

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A while ago we reminisced about the Chambers Holiday Snaps business on Weymouth beach.

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It’s hard to believe but at one time Weymouth and Portland had four cinemas.

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Today we relive a fascinating account of one man’s life and times in south Dorset during the First World War and in the 1920s and 30s.

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There was sadness this week when it was announced that the Dorset Knob Throwing Festival would be cancelled this year for the second year in a row.

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