Hi-tech cameras in school cars blitz
Hi-tech cameras could be used to spy on parents parking illegally when dropping off their children outside school gates in the Black Country.
Hi-tech cameras could be used to spy on parents parking illegally when dropping off their children outside school gates in the Black Country.
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The FTSE 100 dropped some 8.79 per cent this morning as official figures showed the UK economy had contracted faster than expected.
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
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Elderly residents living in housing association properties in Halesowen were left without heating for six weeks - because a "cutting edge" boiler packed up.
The Coventry Building Society has announced an eight per cent increase in profits during the first half of 2008.
The returning Wolves blogger Nathan Lloyd talks Jeff Beck, weddings in Horsham and the merits of Matt Jarvis ahead of the game against Sheffield Wednesday.
All the latest transfer gossip on Wolves, Albion, Villa, Walsall and Blues.
All the latest transfer gossip on Wolves, Albion, Villa, Walsall and Blues.
The latest selection of prom pictures featured in our eighth gallery include pupils from the Community College at Bishops Castle, The Marshes School and The Lord Silkin School.
A new report reveals that rising food and utility bills mean the average family is £8 per week worse off this year compared with last year's figures.
The Bank of England's monetary policy committee (MPC) was split eight votes to one on holding interest rates at five per cent at their June meeting with the prospect of an interest rate increase being discussed.
This weekend's Canadian Grand Prix is set to be a huge test for the sport's 20 teams.
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