Anger at cars parked near school

The fire service says it cannot fit an engine down the road now

A group of parents who campaigned for a pavement to be built on a dangerous road near their children's school say the work has made the situation worse.

Brighton and Hove City Council agreed the road by St Margaret's Primary in Rottingdean was too dangerous for children to walk on with no pavement.

When the pavement was built last month parking spaces were added to the road.

Parents say the parked cars mean some vehicles have to perform three point turns, taking them on to the pavement.

'Tyre marks'

Parents told the BBC they have seen cars edge up on to the pavement while children walk along it when traffic is blocked by parked cars.

One mother, Helen Engmann, said: "You can see the tyre marks on the pavement. Only one child needs to run down it and you have reversed into the child."

East Sussex Fire and Rescue has said it would struggle to fit one of its fire engines along the road in an emergency if cars were parked in the spaces.

Councillor Lynda Hyde said the city council would look at the situation in the next week.

She said: "Basically, we didn't have a path here, but Brighton and Hove City Council have funded it and acted very quickly and now we have the path here.

"It isn't as it should be but I think once it's tweaked everybody will be satisfied."