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Victory for school in road plan.
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Lancashire Evening Post (Preston, England)
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July 3, 2008
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PUPIL power has forced a town hall rethink over plans to put a zebra crossing on a busy town centre road.
Lancashire County Council caused a storm of protest last year when it suggested putting a crossing on Stanifield Lane in Farington, Leyland.
Parents and staff associated with Farington Primary School complained that, despite years of campaigning for a crossing in the Leyland suburb, it was earmarked for the wrong place.
Headteacher Joanne Ramsbottom said the school was annoyed that it had not been contacted during initial consultations and added the location would put the pupils in more danger.
She said: "We wrote to ...
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Diary of a lollipop lady.(Features)
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 "Birmingham Mail (England)")
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Worcestershire News: School travel safety fears; DROITWICH: 'Lives at...
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September 25, 2006 ;
305 words
......council chiefs have failed to hire a lollipop lady for a notorious Droitwich junction...the area was manned by a longserving lollipop lady to help youngsters from Chawson First...School I was shocked to see the normal lollipop lady had gone, he said. It was clearly very...
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Worcestershire News: School travel safety fears DROITWICH: 'Lives at risk'...
Birmingham Mail;
September 25, 2006 ;
Emma Cullwick;
303 words
......council chiefs have failed to hire a lollipop lady for a notorious Droitwich junction...the area was manned by a longserving lollipop lady to help youngsters from Chawson First...School I was shocked to see the normal lollipop lady had gone," he said. "It was clearly...
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 "South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)")
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Lollipop lady is retiring after 30 years.(News)
South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales);
March 13, 2002 ;
190 words
......matters into her own hands - and became a lollipop lady. Nearly 30 years later, she is retiring...local houses with a petition for a lollipop lady. In those days it had to go to the...and dads. CAPTION(S): SAFETY FIRST Lollipop lady Doreen Hancocks is retiring after 30...
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 "Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland)")
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End of long road as lollipop lady hangs up her sign after 38 years.
Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland);
June 25, 2008 ;
218 words
...End of long road as lollipop lady hangs up her sign after 38 years A LOLLIPOP lady has been helping kids across the road for...on his first day as a pupil. For 38 years, lollipop lady Catherine Appleby escorted children -- and...
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New role in classroom for lollipop lady
The Northern Echo;
March 29, 2007 ;
265 words
...LOLLIPOP lady Gail Reilly is about to realise her...other staff.The 41-year-old started as a lollipop lady, but has since taken on additional roles...service.Mrs Reilly said: "I got a job as a lollipop lady, and it just escalated from there. I...
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Lollipop lady prepares to take the plunge for hospice funds
The Northern Echo;
March 28, 2001 ;
129 words
...A lollipop lady is preparing to abseil off a hospital to raise money for her local...1996. Ms Blewitt, of Buxton Moor Crescent, Darlington, works as a lollipop lady and is also a reserve dinner lady. "I am a bit nervous about doing...
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 "Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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Lollipop lady is stabbed.(News)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);
March 5, 2004 ;
193 words
...A LOLLIPOP lady was stabbed by a crazed woman in front of horrified children yesterday...It fell to the floor,but she then ran off. 'I ran over to help the lollipop lady who was lying up against a wall, with blood all over her face.' Shopkeeper...
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Royal honour for lollipop lady
Birmingham Mail;
March 20, 2008 ;
155 words
...A LONG-serving Midland lollipop lady who has been given an MBE said her award was good for everyone...past 20 years and her daughter, 37-year-old Mary, is also a lollipop lady in Dorridge. They have both featured in the Birmingham Mail...
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Lollipop lady earns respect of parents
Sentinel, The (Stoke-on-Trent UK);
December 27, 2007 ;
114 words
...Jenny Fearns, aged 41, has a 10-year-old daughter at the school. "The lollipop lady does an excellent job. One of my friends remembers her as her lollipop lady. She saw her across the road. This is a very bad road. People are on automatic...
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 "Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)")
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SCHOOL CROSSING HIT-RUN HORROR; Lollipop lady, woman and child hurt;...
Coventry Evening Telegraph (England);
February 23, 2004 ;
319 words
......SAMANTHA NANDA and STEPHEN HALLMARK A LOLLIPOP lady was seriously injured and another woman...black satchel and pink mitten, and the lollipop lady's hat and sign, were left in the road...way across the road when I saw the lollipop lady lying on the crossing. Her head was...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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Lollipop lady hurt after attack by thug with a rock.
The Daily Mail (London, England);
June 21, 2007 ;
202 words
...A LOLLIPOP lady was left lying in the road after a thug hit her on the head with a...recently reported by the police for throwing a boiling Pot Noodle at the lollipop lady. After the latest attack, Mrs Thomson said: I love this job and have...
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 "Birmingham Evening Mail (England)")
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Mother detained after stabbing lollipop lady.(News)
Birmingham Evening Mail (England);
July 7, 2004 ;
213 words
...A MOTHER who stabbed a lollipop lady in the head with a kitchen knife has been made the subject...fortunate, said Mr Evans, that the injuries suffered by the lollipop lady were not far more serious. 'There was no reason at all for...
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 "Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)")
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Lollipop lady's dedication honoured.(Features)
Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England);
April 17, 2003 ;
133 words
...A dedicated lollipop lady was the guest of honour at a special tea party to mark the 50th...works at Black Road in Hebburn is South Tyneside's longest serving lollipop lady. She has been with the service for more than 30 years. She was...
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