Ebbw Vale: Off-road bikers causing distress and safety fears
Ebbw Vale: Off-road bikers causing distress and safety fears
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Off-road bikers have been accused of destroying fencing to get on to farm land, leaving livestock to escape.
Seven sheep died after being hit by vehicles after getting free this month.
Sam Pearce, from Mynydd Carn-Y-Cefn Graziers Association, which represents farmers in the area, said it was causing great distress to everybody in the community .
Blaenau Gwent council said it was liaising with police where fencing was deliberately being damaged .
Gwent Police Insp Shane Underwood said anyone caught committing criminal damage could face prosecution.