Local Authority Officers, Police Officers, and Fire officers took to the saddle this weekend as a new scheme was launched in an aim to protect promoted routes throughout the County Borough.
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, South Wales Police and South Wales Fire and Rescue Service have teamed up to combat
Anti-social behaviour on the Taff, Trevithick and Celtic Trails and the surrounding Public Rights of Way network
The scheme which was launched on Sunday 23rd January aims to deal with the problems of drug use, fly tipping, illegal off road bikes and deliberately started grass fires.
Sergeant Joanne Jones of the Neighbourhood Policing team said “This is about getting the message across to people who are doing things that they shouldn’t on the trails, that there are regular inspections and that they might get caught.”
“To start there will be one patrol each month and then from March onwards there will be two or three a month”
Public Rights of Way Officer Beth Jones said “I am delighted to be launching this scheme in conjunction with our partners and would like to thank them for their support in getting it up and running”.
“We hope that it will send a strong message out that illegal and damaging use of the rights of way network will not be tolerated.”
This project has been part funded by the Merthyr Tydfil Community Safety Partnership.
