THE WORLD’S youngest professional scooter rider, who honed his skills at a Brampton skate park, is jetting off to his first international pro competition next week.

Charley Dyson, eight, from Rectory Close, Wombwell, is heading to Eindhoven in Holland on Friday with dad Andrew to compete in the European ISA qualifier - the first step on the road to the world finals.

Most days, he can be found training after school at Dexx Skate Park, on Derwent Way, Brampton, and on Mondays he volunteers with Hilltop and Abbey special schools in Rotherham, encouraging their pupils to take up two wheels and teach them riding skills.

Read more in this weeks Barnsley Chronicle