Residents fed up with the persistent droning engine noise from nuisance bikers tearing round a playing field have had some good news today.

Officers from the Maidstone Neighbourhood Task Force are targeting bikers in the Mangravet, Shepway and Parkwood areas in a month-long campaign.

This morning police revealed that they arrested one 17-year-old on Wednesday who was riding a quad bike in Northumberland Road without a licence or insurance. The vehicle has been seized.

PC Ashley Bates said: “Owners of vehicles not designed for public roads should take care to use them lawfully on private land.

“Those who fail to heed this warning could have their vehicle seized, appear before court and face prosecution.”

He urged the long-suffering public to report incidents so that the police could act

Kent Online has previously reported how nuisance bikers have continuously circled around Mangravet Playing Field all day.

This has been disturbing neighbours and putting the lives of children using the play area at risk.