A Carlisle school pupil has won a competition to create a new design to be added on to the end of 40 miles per hour speed limit signs in the city.

Lexi, who is a former pupil of Stoneraise School, won its road safety poster competition which was organised as part of the Carlisle Southern Link Road project (CSLR).

From next week, Lexi's winning design will be displayed outside the school and will serve as an important reminder of the need for road safety, especially near school properties.

A spokesperson for the CSLR said: “A big thank you must go to the school council pupils for their fantastic work in organising the competition and to everyone who took part! Your creativity and commitment to promoting road safety is fantastic.

“Keeping our roads safe for pupils, parents, and staff is a top priority, and we hope this new sign will serve as a daily reminder for those who travel past the school.”

The CSLR will connect Junction 42 of the M6 with the A595 to the west. The route will include new junctions linking existing radial routes into Carlisle and the proposed Garden Village.

The route will include bridges over two main railway lines and the Caldew and Petteril rivers, a network of footways and cycleways and an extensive programme of landscaping and environmental mitigation.

The 8km long road will hope to relieve congestion in Carlisle and provide the access and network capacity to enable the delivery of St Cuthbert's Garden Village.