An historic park is to be refurbished after neighbours left an £850,000 donation in their will. Hesketh Park in Southport has been bequeathed the money by long-term supporters Louis and Anita Marks.

The closure of a park does not normally bring much joy to children, especially when the one down the road is also shut. But youngsters have welcomed the fact Hesketh Park, in Dartford, has been ...