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West Leigh Infants has become the latest school in Southend to stop motorists driving down nearby roads at the start and end of the day. It forms part of a Schools Street scheme which is aimed at making roads around schools both safer and healthier. The scheme is being funded through the Department for Transport (DfT) Emergency Active Travel Funding and has also been adopted by Greenways School and Leigh North Street. It essentially sees roads near to the schools shut to all traffic except residents and school staff at drop off and pick up times. Southend Council trained school staf...

West Leigh Infants has become the latest school in Southend to stop motorists driving down nearby roads at the start and end of the day. It forms part of a Schools Street scheme which is aimed at making roads around schools both safer and healthier. The scheme is being funded through the Department for Transport (DfT) Emergency Active Travel Funding and has also been adopted by Greenways School and Leigh North Street. It essentially sees roads near to the schools shut to all traffic except residents and school staff at drop off and pick up times. Southend Council trained school staf...

ROADS could be closed outside every school in Southend for pick up and drop-off times after shocking new figures revealed almost 100 schools are in…

ROADS could be closed outside every school in Southend for pick up and drop-off times after shocking new figures revealed almost 100 schools are in pollution hotspots. Research carried out by the British Lung Foundation show Southend has 41 nurseries, schools and colleges in areas with potentially dangerous levels of air pollution, while Basildon has 56 schools at risk. Southend Council ran a pilot scheme in December with Greenways School and Leigh North Street called School Streets, which restricted cars during key times. Now deputy leader of Southend Council, Ron Woodley, says the c...

Roads could be closed outside every school in Southend for pick up and drop-off times after shocking new figures revealed almost 100 schools are in…