Scotland is the home of golf and is famous around the world as the location players must visit. We have, unequivocally, the greatest heritage and the best courses. We are, as a nation, justly proud of this rich cultural heritage. We also benefit economically via the thousands who head here each year, seeking the ultimate golfing experience. But our reputation for having the world’s finest golf courses is now under threat because of a tiny number of -mindless vandals. E-bike gangs tearing around our towns and cities are causing heartbreaking damage to some of our best courses. The gangs have ripped up fairways and greens with no care for the effort put in to make them pristine. Scottish Secretary Ian Murray is right to call in today’s Daily Record for a -crackdown on the e-bike gangs. It is not only golf courses that are targeted by these mindless vandals of course. Any public park is seen as fair game for selfish individuals to turn into a makeshift dirt track. There is also growing concern that the e-bike gangs are responsible for other crime including drugdealing, thefts and violence. The Scottish Government and local authorities must step up with a plan on how to nip this new menace in the bud. Police must also look to drones, CCTV and any other tools they can get their hands on to bring the vandals to justice. Anybody caught misusing an e-bike, quad bike or scrambler should -immediately have them confiscated – and face prosecution through the courts. Scotland’s green spaces, including golf courses as well as our beautiful public parks, are there for everybody to enjoy. They should be treasured, not trashed. Give us dram deal The recent blackouts in Spain prove that national electricity supplies cannot be taken for granted. Scotch whisky is more important to Britain’s economy than industries such as iron, steel, textiles and shipbuilding. Our national drink contributes more than £5billion to the UK economy and employs more than 40,000 people. It’s for those reasons that it’s vital Keir Starmer secures lower tariffs, or ideally, none at all, as part of the UK-US trade deal. There was no mention of whisky when Donald Trump announced the initial agreement on Thursday. Discussions to iron out the small print and reach agreement on other sectors are continuing between London and Washington. Our whisky industry welcomed the deal as a step in the right direction and is hopingfor a zero-tariff agreement. We’ll all raise a toast to PM Starmer if he can make it happen.