The Olympic Torch reaches Dorset today - as the relay moves south from Salisbury - and a Bournemouth teenager who volunteers as a lifeguard will be among those carrying it when it reaches the county.

Hamish Wilson - who's just left Bournemouth School - has been nominated to take the flame through Dorchester this lunchtime ... for also giving his time to train others at Branksome Chine Surf Life Saving Club, including the 8 to 13 year old 'nippers'.

The 18 year old reckons he'll have a bit of a crowd even though it's not his home town:

CLIP