TWO footpaths on a Darlington estate could be closed to stop youths riding down them on motorbikes, a meeting heard this week.
Firthmoor Community Partnership Board was told that the paths - one behind Holgate Moor Green and the other between Westminster Road and Geneva Road - were used as a shortcut by young bikers.
Tony Martin, from Darlington Borough Council, said residents on Westminster Road, Holgate Moor Green and Stocksmoor Close had been consulted about closing the paths and that the council was consulting utility companies to see if they had any objections.
If not, an application will be made to the magistrates' court for an order to close the paths.
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