YOUNG children are now 'safer' thanks to flashing warning signs outside a city school said the councillor who paid for them after a 'long battle'.

The signs have now been installed outside Pitmaston Primary School in Malvern Road, St John's, Worcester, thanks to councillor Alan Amos who said he wanted to protect pupils from speeding drivers and dangerous parking.

Worcester News: FIGHT: Cllr Alan Amos, the councillor for Bedwardine, said he was never doing to give up on getting the signs outside Pitmaston Primary School in Malvern Road, Worcester FIGHT: Cllr Alan Amos, the councillor for Bedwardine, said he was never doing to give up on getting the signs outside Pitmaston Primary School in Malvern Road, Worcester (Image: Supplied by council)

The signs warn of children crossing the road, have flashing lights and say: "School - 20 when lights show."

Cllr Alan Amos, city and county councillor for Bedwardine, used his budget as a councillor to pay for the warning signs, which cost around £5,000, and were installed on Friday, March 8.

Cllr Amos visited the site himself on Monday to see the finished result, describing his 'absolute delight' that the project had come to fruition.

He said: “It was a long battle but I don’t give up easily. Pedestrian safety, especially for children and the elderly, has always been one of my top priorities.

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"With the on-going problems of speeding and selfish and dangerous parking around the school, there was clearly a need to do more beyond the yellow lines that I have got put down throughout the area and using the mobile CCTV enforcement camera van (ANPR)  which clocks offenders.

"These signs warn motorists that there is a primary school nearby and lights flash to make it obvious. As Highways would not fund it, I paid for it out of my own budget.

"This is another measure to make our streets safer for children.”

Cllr Amos said 'safety for children outside a school is a priority for me' and added he has observed drivers slowing down when they saw the flashing signs.

"It's a very, very busy road and it's very difficult to cross it at the best of times. It does make a difference. People have been writing in asking for it and I spent some of my budget to get it done," he said.

The school declined to comment. 

Councillor Mike Rouse, Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport said: “Elected Members are allocated a small portion from the Highways budget to enable them to deploy solutions like School Flashing Warning Signs in the area they represent. I’m pleased to see Cllr Amos putting this devolved highways funding to good use.”