WEEKLY ROUND-UP: FIVE STORIES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

A story about concerns over a popular swimming river was among our most read stories this week in Dorset.

A variety of local issues were featured on the BBC News website, BBC Radio Solent) and South Today.

We have picked five of them to keep you up to date.

'No swimming' warning as dead swans found in river

A kayaker believes "something terrible" has happened to a river where he has seen high numbers of dead fish and dead swans.

Hector Sainsbury, who regularly uses the River Stour at Eye Bridge near Wimborne, Dorset, said he took one sick swan to a rescue centre after finding it on Sunday.

The National Trust, which owns the land, has put up signs near the bridge warning people not to swim there.

Hospital makes teen's prom dream a reality

A 16-year-old who has been in hospital since February was able to attend her prom thanks to the medical staff treating her.

Ellie, from Dorchester, had a kidney transplant in 2022 but has been in Southampton Children's Hospital for more than four months after the organ began to fail.

The teen was too sick to take her GCSEs but managed to make it to prom with the support of hospital staff.

Car smashes through front of house after crash

A car smashed through the front of a house after a two-vehicle crash.

A Vauxhall Corsa hit the parked Dacia Logan that then went through the brickwork of the property in Southbourne, Bournemouth, on Sunday evening.

Nobody inside the home in Cranleigh Road was hurt.

Dorset Police said the driver of the Corsa was taken to hospital with injuries that were not considered to be life-threatening.

Coast path's 50th anniversary paintings go on display

An artist who painted 50 scenes along the South West Coast Path is staging an exhibition of the works inspired by her time on the famous route.

The 630-mile (1,014 km) coastal path, linking Dorset's Studland Bay all the way to Minehead on the north coast of Somerset, takes in some of the UK's most spectacular scenery.

Emma Scattergood created 50 works to mark half a century since the start of efforts to create the complete coast path.

'Incredible' reaction to town's first ever Pride

The organiser of a rural town's first Pride event has described the community's reaction as "incredible".

Sherborne Pride kicked off at 10:00 BST on Sunday and included a parade, a party in Pageant Gardens and street markets.