ALL revved-up and nowhere to go - that's brothers-in-law Anthony Turner and Wayne Hurst.

The bike mad Leigh duo are angry about having nowhere they can legally ride.

And they say the high profile police and local authority campaign against illegal riders is a problem the authorities should solve by addressing it positively.

"We went out and bought a quad and mini bikes for our kids because we were led to believe we'd soon be able to use an official track at Plank Lane. But now we're told that bikes don't figure in the leisure development on the old colliery site," said a disappointed Anthony.

"Until they fenced-off the site all the off-roaders went there and there were no problems. Now the area is infested with bikes and they're being ridden everywhere because there is nowhere for them to go. There was nothing wrong with going on those fields.

"Now we're told the X million pound development will give us a golf course and a nature reserve. We've already got a golf course and a nature reserve at Pennington Flash. Isn't it "Sport for All"?

"We've spent a lot of money on machines for Kerry, Nadine and Casey because we thought we were going to have access to somewhere they could use them."

Motorcycle enthusiast Ronnie Carr of Buck Street, Leigh, who has long been involved with official off-road sport and attended meetings last year in Leigh where discussions took place between police, local authority representatives, and interested parties. The meetings were called by Leigh MP Andy Burnham who has expressed the hope of having a dedicated practise track to combat illegal use of off-road bikes.

"It has been 10 months now since the first of two meetings and I'm still waiting for feedback. No wonder people are frustrated," said Mr Carr.