School run shake-up as streets around seven Greater Manchester primaries to be shut

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Streets around seven schools in Stockport are to be closed at picking up and dropping off time as part of a new trial. Starting this week streets around a select group of primary schools will be shut to through traffic and parents or guardians parking to drop off or collect their kids in the car.

The schools included in the trial, which will run until the summer holidays are Adswood Primary, Cheadle Primary, Bradshaw Hall Primary in Cheadle Hulme, Our Lady’s Primary and St Matthew's Primary in Edgeley, St Joseph’s Primary in the town centre and St Mary’s Primary in Reddish.

Town hall bosses say all the schools volunteered to take part as they currently have issues with parking around the schools.

They hoped the move will persuade more families to ditch the car for the school run and walk, cycle or scoot instead. READ MORE: Greater Manchester set to be hotter than LANZAROTE this week as 'heatwave' predicted Those still using the car will have to park further away and walk the rest of the way.