Councillor Mark Wilkes is asking everyone to use the new crossing patrol he helped secure at Witton Gilbert Primary School.

He commented “I was so happy when after so long without a patrol, our work to get a new crossing patrol was successful.

“However, I still see some people crossing at different locations near the school and we need to change this urgently.”

“So many people wanted something done here to improve safety, and we will continue to monitor the situation to see if anything else can be done to improve road safety.”

“As the main story in this leaflet shows, there are still problems with speeding in the village, but we must also make sure that at the start of the new school year, the patrol is used by everyone.”