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A lollipop man has been stopped from high-fiving children crossing the road because of fears it could cause them ‘distractions’. Neil Cotton, 57, works as a school crossing patrol officer in ...
His last day at work was one to remember. ROYERSFORD, Pennsylvania -- John Wentworth has been a crossing guard in Royersford for 22 years.
On a busy junction near Wimbledon Common, school crossing guard Alfred Robinson, 76, sees pedestrians safely across the road. It's 50 years since lollipop men and women started their stalwart service.
A 76-year-old Lollipop Lady is celebrating four decades of crossing Clydebank kids on their way to school. Margaret Andrews was in her 30s when she took up a position as a school crossing patroller in ...
An outer Melbourne community has rallied in support of a beloved local crossing guard, after he was told by the council his post would be reassigned due to recent road upgrades in the area.
Children and adults braved the rain at Avery Elementary in Hilliard Schools to bid farewell to beloved crossing guard "Grandpa Joe," who helped kids cross the street for the last time before ...
A London council has come under fire over plans to remove its remaining school crossing patrols by the end of the year. The cut affects six school sites across the borough of Croydon and has been ...
Road crossing safety is a non-statutory service, meaning the council are under no legal obligation to provide it. Despite these cuts, Croydon has said "road safety remains a priority for the Council." ...
Philomena Hillman, 73, has been a school crossing patrol - lollipop lady - on Lambshear Lane outside Lydiate Primary School, Lydiate, since 2003 and has seen many children grow up.
UK farmers are praying for rain as Britain suffers its driest spring in well over a century, which has left the soil parched and crops stunted from lack of water. At his 400-hectare (988-acre ...