Ban on traffic in streets around school

A ban on traffic in streets near a Stoke-on-Trent primary school has been extended to include a sixth road starting this week.

Stoneycroft in Baddeley Green will become a "School Street" from today, meaning motorists face a fine if they drive there between 8.15am and 9.15am or 2.45pm and 4pm on a weekday.

Five roads surrounding Hillside Primary School – Field Avenue, Hill View, Malstone Avenue, Sandown Place and Sunridge Close – became School Streets earlier this year as part of a trial scheme. But concerns were raised that Stoneycroft had not been included.

Now Stoke-on-Trent City Council is consulting on the latest traffic restrictions before deciding whether to make them permanent.