MORE than 30 boar are roaming Yorkley and they have damaged the football pitch.

More than 30 sheep are causing a nuisance in Oldcroft and Yorkley.

Nothing new – we are used to it and remedial action is in hand.

What is new is vandalism and anti-social behaviour from very young people.

The new village hall suffered damage to fences and freshly poured concrete.

The skatepark was used for a fire, causing expensive and extensive damage.

In this event brilliant work from by our local CPSO team apprehended two of those involved.

Hopefully this will bring vandalism to a stop.

The young motorcyclists that have been riding recklessly, aggressively and noisily through the village and on the football pitch are harder to stop – they have to be apprehended in the act.

All this is particularly galling when, at the same time, trustees of the village hall are preparing complex funding bids to secure a youth programme.

Parents, please control your children.

– Cllr Don Pugh (Lab), Forest of Dean District Council, Pillowell.