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A navy blue elephant sculpture decorated with white waves and blue and green sailboats. The sculpture is standing on the seafront, with the cliffs of West Bay in the background.

Stampede elephant sculpture trail unveiled

Scores of decorated elephants are on display around Bridport, West Bay and Lyme Regis.

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.

The metal statue of Grim depicting a fisherman in yellow waterproof dungarees and a grey mariners sweater striding through blue waves carrying a red Havelock on his shoulder

Students create new statue of fishing town founder

The artwork depicts the mythical story of Grim saving Prince Havelock from the sea.

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.

David Chick, a man wearing a grey knitted hat and grey gloves, and a blue and white tracksuit, holding a phone as he arrives at Southwark Crown Court

Man denies damaging BBC's Eric Gill statue

David Chick, 58, is accused of damaging the Grade II listed statue in Portland Place.

Image of the statue and bench superimposed onto an image of the pedestrianised shopping street. There are people walking along the street and in the background is the shop window of Goulds department store.

First statue of a non-royal woman planned for town

The statue of writer Sylvia Townsend Warner and a cat is planned for Dorchester's South Street.

Rupert Till wearing a blue and white checked collared shirt beneath a navy blue jumper. He is standing on a patch of grass alongside a grey steel sculpture depicting a race horse, wearing a bridle and reins. Rupert Till has short grey hair and is smiling at the camera.

Artist creates life-size horse sculpture from wire

Rupert Till said his donation to Cheltenham Festival was a way of "giving back to the community".

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The defaced statue of Paddington on its bench. Only part of it is left, with the front completely torn off.

Two arrested as stolen Paddington statue recovered

The sculpture was damaged and taken from his seat in Paddington creator Michael Bond's home town.

Religious inspired patterns on in-progress tower

Sculpture celebrates 'incredible city' - artist

Saad Qureshi says his Tower of Now marks the "very unique identity" that only exists in Bradford.