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Sutton has white hair and a grey short beard. He is looking towards the camera with his hands resting on the trunk of an elephant statue. He is wearing a dark navy fleece jacket with a patterned jumper beneath and a light coloured shirt colour visible. The statue is painted a bright blie and has colourful yello and green flowers painted all over it. He is standing in a room with a large window behind him through which dark trees are visible and the walls of the room are decorated with several brightly coloured works of art and paintings.

Royal Academy artist leading the herd at 96

Phillip Sutton created the first of more than 50 elephant sculptures for an arts trail.

A close-up of a cartoon depicting Steve Harris dressed in orange swimming trunks sitting on the side of a swimming pool and holding a microphone. A tattoo on his shoulder depicts the flag of Dorset in the shape of a Dorset map. A yellow Pudsey teddy bear is peeping over the side of the pool.

BBC presenter immortalised in elephant art trail

The cartoon of Steve Harris appears on an elephant in the Stampede by the Sea sculpture trail.

A composite of two portrait photos. On the left is a smiling Stephanie Gale. She has blonde long dreadlocked hair and is wearing a dark top. On the right is Penny Levick who has thick dark brown curly long hair.

Women of Dorset join forces for theatre project

Women of Dorset is bringing together an all-women creative collective to help create a new play.

Young Aberdeen Angus Black Bull Surrounded By Red Bulls

Abattoir reopening and expansion plans backed

Local residents object to the plan saying it would increase traffic and pollution in the area.

One of the farmers speaking at the public meeting. He is standing besides the other panellists. People in the audience are seen taking notes, pictures and some are drinking water.

Farmers say inheritance tax is last straw for many

Four farmers talked about the pressures they face and their concerns about inheritance tax changes.

A dark brown horse with its back legs dangling through a small wooden footbridge above a stream. A man in an orange hard hat, blue t-shirt, jeans and wellies is by the horse's head which is covered in a blanket.

Stuck horse rescued after falling through bridge

The horse became trapped when part of the bridge gave way and it fell through.

A man filming the red and white barriers that have been put up on the seafront

Winds and heavy rain cause disruption in South

Storm Herminia makes its way to the UK impacting residents in the south of England.

Two dog statues depicting slim large dogs sitting upright on plinths - they have identical collars.

Search for owner of suspected stolen dog statues

The hounds, found in a vehicle in Dorchester, are believed to have been stolen from West Dorset.

Poole quay at night in the mist. There are large floodlights over cranes and the light is reflected in the water of the harbour.

Dorset's Big Picture: Saturday's image of the county

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Dorset.