Tree surgeons have carved a 'throne' out of the stump of a tree which had to be felled in Salisbury Field.

The creation has been so successful that it has since appeared in various social media photographs as people pause to pose.

Now a second throne may be created after discovering that a nearby 80-foot Chestnut in the same row of trees is also in poor condition and will need to be felled.

Dorchester town councillors heard from outdoor services manager Carl Dallison that branches and limbs were chipped wherever possible, which will be used as weed suppressant mulch to whip plantings at Kings Road where a tree planting scheme is underway.

The town council management committee also heard that a new rose bed has been created in Dorchester's Borough Gardens using flowers named after Thomas Hardy characters.

The bed is alongside the tennis courts and during January will see two benches and two obelisks added to the area.