POLICE officers have condemned 'shocking' parking outside schools in Kidlington.

Residents told their neighbourhood policing team that they felt parking outside four primary schools in the village was dangerous, prompting a response from the community forum.

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In a Facebook post on Friday, officers said: "This has been adopted by the [police] forum as a neighbourhood priority.

"Members of the forum have been out in force recently to identify and evidence poor parking.

"Somewhat shockingly, on the morning of September 12, there were 12 cars either parked on double yellow lines, time-restricted clearways or zebra crossings during school drop-off times and near primary schools."

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Officers urged parents to be considerate, adding: "Officers from the neighbourhood team will be conducing extras patrols and will enforcing all parking violations that they come across."

Community forums bring together the police, members of the public and other stakeholders to address issues in a particular area.