The council says parts of a play park in Devon are temporarily closed after a spate of vandalism.

Local residents were told to close their windows and doors due to the blaze on Saturday.

PC Simon Mitchell is jailed for three years over the attack in Exeter.

Councillors said they were happy with how Active Torridge had performed since taking over services.

The 2m by 2m artwork has been made possible by funding from the government’s Shared Prosperity Fund.

The mother of the girl said she was alerted to the writing at the top of the slide.

A number of concerns had been raised about the proposals.

The scheme will allow officers to be on hand to deal with incidents, say Devon and Cornwall Police.