POLICE have said the public will be "glad to see" a nuisance bike which has been making people's lives a misery off the streets, after it was seized yesterday.

Officers from Operation Steerside picked up the the black and red Honda dirt bike in Thorpe Edge yesterday.

They said residents of Thorpe Edge are unlikely to miss the sight and sound of the bike speeding up and down the streets on the estate.

They tweeted: "The vast majority of local residents will be glad to see the back of another nuisance bike."