City centre horseplay spurs safety message
Police have issued a safety warning after youths were spotted riding horses up and down Newcastle’s busiest pedestrian street.
Northumbria Police received reports of four youngsters riding on Northumberland Street on Friday without any appropriate safety gear. Police want to trace the youths and were investigating whether any offences were committed.
Pc Alan Lumsden said: “We are concerned as the youths were not wearing safety equipment, so therefore putting their own safety at risk.”