A Dorset apprentice has been awarded a top prize in a national painting and decorating competition.
Aston Gooding, from Dorchester, is the first student from Bournemouth and Poole College to enter the contest.
An apprentice for CG Fry & Son Ltd, Aston was crowned the junior winner of the Apprentice Paperhanger of the Year contest, at a dazzling masquerade ball hosted by national trade body the Painting and Decorating Association.