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North London school admits ‘altitude gerrymandering’ to justify 4×4 school-runs

top of the pileEnvironmentalists have launched a scathing attack on a new North London school after it was built precariously on the summit of an imported Welsh foot-hill, giving school-run parents a proper excuse to own 4x4s.

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Posted: Feb 8th, 2013
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Schoolboy poised for historic walk to school attempt

Land Rover on standby in case of emergencyEight-year-old Nigel Williams from Maidenhead will tomorrow step into his family’s history books when for the first time he will attempt to walk alone along the three hundred-metre route from his home to school.

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Posted: Apr 18th, 2012
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Mumsnet survey reveals undue parental anxiety mainly due to Mumsnet

Popular online support network Mumsnet has revealed that most parents feel unduly pressured to comply with the ‘model of perfect parenting’ as a result of reading Mumsnet.

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Posted: Jan 18th, 2011
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Pregnancy parking bays will reduce school-run chaos

Clwyd Council is to provide parking spaces for heavily pregnant women to ease pressure on roads during the peak school-run period.

‘It’s only fair,’ said Welsh Assembly member Blodwyn Jones.

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Posted: Dec 29th, 2009
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