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Parents' fury as council refuses to put lollipop person outside a primary school because health and safety officials think it's too DANGEROUS for its staff.
One national winner will be crowned the’ Tonstix Lollipop Person Of The Year 2025’ at the end of June, just before school is out for summer!
Britain's lollipop person of the year was crowned today - but her opposite number a few streets away is set to lose his job amid council cuts. As Pauline Martin collects her giant golden lollipop ...
Tonstix Lollipop Person of the Year 2025 Ger Gleeson helping children from Bunscoil Mhuire, Youghal, Co Cork cross the road safely. Picture: Dan Linehan “You need to be sociable,” he said.
When we are ready to cross the road, the lollipop person enters the road with their sign and stops the traffic. Then they help us cross the road safely by making sure the cars have stopped, and it ...
A school lollipop man has been told he can't 'high five" children when they cross the road. Neil Cotton, 57, helps primary and secondary pupils on the school-run. But he says he has been told he can ...
For the past three months, over 245 children in Castlemartyr have had no crossing guard at the junction where the N25 Cork to Rosslare and the road to Garryvoe intersect, to get to Castlemartyr N.S ...
A VACANCY for a job as a lollipop person outside a Worcester school has been unfilled for more than a year. County councillor Richard Udall said multiple people had applied for the role outside St ...
For the past three months, over 245 children in Castlemartyr have had no crossing guard at the junction where the N25 Cork to Rosslare and the road to Garryvoe intersect, to get to Castlemartyr N.S ...