VANDALS have trashed the award-winning Ventnor Park.

The Cordyline plants, which originate from Southeast Asia and the Pacific Rim and are known for their attractive foliage in shades of green, bronze and purple, have been destroyed by "mindless vandals".

The Isle of Wight council said the parks department have been on site to assess the damage: "The parks department is a very small and hardworking team that go above and beyond in making sure our parks are lovely places for all of us to enjoy and this is one part of their role that they find extremely frustrating and saddening."