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Hi-tech cameras bid to cut speed

A new generation of speed cameras, which make it almost impossible for speeding drivers to avoid being caught, are to be introduced for the first time in Shropshire. A new generation of speed cameras, which make it almost impossible for speeding drivers to avoid being caught, are to be introduced for the first time in Shropshire. Council bosses hope the new average speed cameras will deter the large number of drivers who continually flout the limit on Telford's A442 Eastern Primary road. They hope to get the cameras in place early next year - making Telford one of the first places in the West Midlands to use them. Although the original speed cameras have been hailed a success in cutting the toll of death and injury, they only nab speeding drivers over a few yards of road. Motorists with local knowledge will often slam on their brakes when they reach a camera's small target area before accelerating away again at high speed. Average speed cameras - sometimes seen at motorway roadworks - measure the time it takes for a vehicle to travel over a much longer distance. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star

Motors|Oct 11, 2008
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Lucky couples set a date for 8/8/8

Shropshire couples seem keen to tie the knot on a Friday in August which carries the apparently lucky date of 8/8/08. Shropshire couples seem keen to tie the knot on a Friday in August which carries the apparently lucky date of 8/8/08. So far, 13 couples from across the county have booked civil weddings for the day with Shropshire County Council's registration service, which is many more than on an average Friday. According to Chinese culture, eight is a lucky number that stands for prosperity and wealth, and 888 is thought to be particularly lucky. The summer Olympics n Beijing are scheduled to open on 8/8/08 at 8:08:08pm. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star 

North Shropshire|May 13, 2008
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