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Neil Cotton, 57, has been working as a school crossing patrol officer in Howden, East Yorkshire for about two years.

Ellis said a "proposal to remove the school crossing patrol service at four schools in Peterborough was agreed as part of the council's budget for 2024-25".

Earlier this year, the EA introduced a number of measures to save money including a freeze on the recruitment of school crossing patrol staff.

She experiences both depression and anxiety, and like Francesca, she has missed the structure of her life before lockdown - with a job as a youth worker and a school crossing patrol.

Mrs Clare said the council's school crossing patrol team sent a text to parents via the school on Tuesday asking them to tell their children not to high-five Mr Spencer on the road.