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Paul Donovan and Ralph Potter, of the Wanstead Parklands Community Project There was cautious optimism a grant would be secured to renovate a historic park ten years ago this week. The people of Wanstead and Woodford have been asked how they would spend £3 million breathing new life into a historic park. Wanstead Park was put on English Heritage’s ‘at risk’ register in 2009, amid concerns about the state of its waterways and woodlands, as well as the condition of historic features such...

An entire community has stepped in to rebuild the home of an elderly couple after it was destroyed by a gas explosion.  Josie Cornish, 75, her husband Alan, 73, and their 48-year-old son Darren miraculously survived after the blast ripped through their home in Bude, Cornwall.  Mrs Cornish had instinctively lit the oven to check it was working when they smelled gas - igniting an explosion which tore their two-storey semi detached property apart.  Local builders merchants, bricklayers, plaster...

Heroic son thought he was a goner after Bude gas explosion "I thought I was dead, I really thought I had died." Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Get the pick of the weeks stories and fascinating Devon history features direct to your inbox every Saturday morning in our exclusive Weekend Report newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes the...