"The acts of mindless thugs" is how North Douglas MHK Bill Henderson describes damage being done to the Island's public footpaths and hill lands.
He is hitting out at motorised vehicle users who, he claims, treat the uplands as "a playground".
Mr Henderson, who asked a number of questions on the subject in Tynwald yesterday, says it's a small minority who are causing the trouble:

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