POLICE have warned off-road bikers and boy racers to steer clear of an industrial estate.
Chester-le-Street police have stepped up patrols near the town's Drum Industrial Estate following complaints from residents in the nearby Low Flatts Road area.
PC Christine Purvis said the owners of the land at the rear of Batleys had not given permission for anyone to drive on the land, making it illegal.
The police are working with Chester-le-Street District Council and landowners to find a solution and are contacting other councils to find off-road sites that motorcyclists can use. They also plan to put signs up warning people off the industrial estate.
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