A wooden seat dedicated to the memory of a teacher who was killed by a drink-driver has been unveiled at a Heckmondwike school.

Angela Ovington was just 28 when she and two friends, Victoria Fisher and Susan Briggs, were mown down by a drunk kerb-crawler after a night out in Huddersfield last August.

Alan Jackson, 39, of Birkby, is serving an eight-year prison sentence for causing death by dangerous driving.

Jackson had two previous drink-drive convictions and was trying to escape police in his white BMW while driving through a red-light area when the incident occurred.

Miss Ovington had worked at Cawley Lane Junior and Infant and Nursery School for a year prior to her death. The new seat, bearing a plaque dedicated to 'Angela Ovington...a rising star' has been placed in the school grounds to be used by children, parents and teachers.

Miss Ovington's parents Beatrice and Raymond, and brother David, from Durham, visited the school to see the memorial and spoke to children and teachers.

Earlier this year, pupils made a book including photographs, thoughts, stories, letters and memories of Miss Ovington, which was presented to her parents.

Cawley Lane headmaster, Richard Ovenden, described Miss Ovington as a breath of fresh air who cared for all the children she taught.

"Mr and Mrs Ovington seemed very pleased with the seat when they visited the school," he said. "This is a living memorial to Angela's memory and is nice because in their playtime, children sit on it and parents use it when they are waiting for children at the end of the day. It is the first thing you see when you enter the school grounds."

He said Miss Ovington was fondly remembered by staff and pupils at the school. "People still talk about her a lot, she will not be forgotten," he said. "At the end of the summer term we gave out an award to one pupil for working really hard to overcome diffculties. This was named after Angela because she had such an empathy when working with challenging children."

The bench was partly paid for by money Miss Ovington's parents had donated to the school following her death.

Following the accident, Mr Ovenden launched a petition, signed by the children and their families, which appealed for longer sentences for people who drink and drive.