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Here are the five top stories we have published this week:

1. Local business owners bringing top-end cocktail bar to Dorchester

A local duo who run a popular mobile bar business have taken the option to buy a premises in Dorchester.

2. Police investigating after man smashes Waitrose window

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after damage was caused to a shop window in Dorchester.

3. Summer of Sunflowers brings smiles to shoppers and visitors

Dorchester has been filled with sunflowers this summer, adorned in the street, in shop windows, in gardens and more to raise money for two worthy charities.

4. Protests at Dorchester South over railway ticket office closures

A protest took place in Dorchester this week following the announcement railway ticket offices could close across the country.

5. Not long now until Dorset County Show returns to Dorchester

With less than two weeks to go until the return of the Dorset County Show, organisers are anticipating more than 60,000 visitors across the show weekend.