Article: Vandal-hit park ready for party

Shiphay's Party in the Park will go-ahead this weekend thanks to Torbay Council efforts to rid the park of pounds10,000 vandalism damage.

Families were left devastated last month after vandals caused extensive damage to the playground during a drunken binge.

Volunteers who raised funds for the community leisure area at the Torquay park feared the vandalism could threaten a year's preparation for Saturday's big Party in the Park event.

But thanks to materials purchased by Torbay Council's cultural services and labour provided by offenders doing unpaid work as part of their probation requirement, the park is now shipshape.

Stephen Rowe, chairman of the Shiphay Park Friends' Group, said: "We ...

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