A third Newcastle school is set to block parents from driving to pick up and drop off their children.
Chillingham Road Primary, in Heaton, will launch a new scheme after the Christmas break that will shut roads outside its gates at busy times, as part of long-awaited efforts to improve safety for pupils and slash air pollution levels. Starting on Monday, January 16, streets around the school will be closed to vehicles between 8am and 9.30am and again between 2.30pm and 4pm on school days.
It follows the introduction of restrictions outside Hotspur Primary School also in Heaton, and Grange First primary school in Gosforth earlier this year. Newcastle City Council had initially announced in 2021 that it would be launching the School Streets schemes at 11 locations around the city, but those plans were hit by a number of delays and only two have come into force so far.
