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YOUTHS who have been plaguing residents in Yeovil by riding mini-motos and motorbikes along a footpath are to take part in an education programme.

Police had received complaints from residents about the problems on the spinal footpath leading from Oak Tree Park on the Abbey Manor Park estate.

PC Jackie Poole and PCSO Graham Phimster have since identified a number of culprits and together with the Somerset Road Safety Partnership, are putting a number of them forward to take part in an educational programme called Kickstart.

A police spokesman said: “This scheme is run in three parts. The first of which is classroom based including presentations on owning and using a vehicle safety and driving skills, vehicle maintenance, laws and responsibilities and environment issues.”

The second part involves a practical session in a controlled environment hightlighting the issues already taught in the classroom, followed by a final video and debrief.