A HERD of stray horses who have been running amok in a village for the last few days have been rounded up, say police.
The eight horses, including three with foals, have damaged people's gardens and the local school and cricket fields in Hunwick.
They have been running loose from an old railway line because gates designed to keep them enclosed are regularly damaged by vandals.
Durham County Council and Wear Valley District Council only send out specialists if the horses are on their land, but police have attempted to deal with the problem.
Yesterday, Hunwick beat officer PC Simon Schofield said: "There are a number of horses, and we don't know who they belong to.
"We have managed to get them back into the field and repair the fence.
"We'd like to know who the owners of the horses are. If no-one comes forward, we will have to take further action."
Anybody with information can contact PC Schofield on 0845-60-60-365.
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