School road to get speed reduction signs

Love Lane will get a speed reduction

The final school in a seaside town not to have a 20mph speed limit outside the premises will soon be getting one, councillors have announced.

The limit on Love Lane, in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, will be reduced from 30mph in an effort to protect pupils at St Andrew's Junior.

The town's mayor, Leslie Millard, said she hopes this will keep the community safe, adding the council wanted all schools to have the limit as standard.

No additional funding will be needed for the project beyond an initial assessment, and signs will be reused from roads nearby.

The road is the last one with a school on to get the reduction

Speaking to BBC Radio Somerset, Ms Millard said: "We want it to reduce the risk to our residents, to make sure our children and families are safe when they're going to and from school.

"Every school in our town will have a 20mph speed limit.

"The cost will be minimal and we hope the impact will be great."

She added all her colleagues in the town council were supportive of the move.