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| Roads cleared after snow flurry | Roads cleared after snow flurry |
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| Roads are being cleared in central England after up to three inches of snow fell overnight. | |
| Derbyshire's Peak District was the worst affected, but snow also fell in Shropshire, Warwickshire, Bedfordshire, Leics, Birmingham and Sheffield. | |
| In Shropshire up to 4,000 homes were left without power. | |
| Much of the snow was expected to clear in time for the morning rush hour, according to weather forecasters. But gritters were put on standby. | |
| A Derbyshire Police spokesman said: "With snow we always get road traffic incidents but we have had nothing very serious. | A Derbyshire Police spokesman said: "With snow we always get road traffic incidents but we have had nothing very serious. |
| "We don't expect it to get any worse. If it does then there will be road closures but that's not been mentioned yet." | "We don't expect it to get any worse. If it does then there will be road closures but that's not been mentioned yet." |
| West Mercia Constabulary were called to "a couple of incidents" and gritters had been deployed in parts of Leicestershire. | West Mercia Constabulary were called to "a couple of incidents" and gritters had been deployed in parts of Leicestershire. |
| A Warwickshire Police spokeswoman said gritters in the county were on standby. | A Warwickshire Police spokeswoman said gritters in the county were on standby. |
| Have you been affected by the snowfalls? Send us your experiences using the form below: | Have you been affected by the snowfalls? Send us your experiences using the form below: |
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| Do not endanger yourself or others, take any unnecessary risks or infringe any laws. | Do not endanger yourself or others, take any unnecessary risks or infringe any laws. |
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