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Roads cleared after snow flurry Roads cleared after snow flurry
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Roads have been cleared in central England after up to three inches of snow fell overnight.Roads have been 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.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 and up to two inches of snow fell in Northamptonshire.In Shropshire up to 4,000 homes were left without power and up to two inches of snow fell in Northamptonshire.
However, by the morning rush hour much of the snow had melted. Gritters had been on standby if conditions worsened.However, by the morning rush hour much of the snow had melted. Gritters had been on standby if conditions worsened.
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: "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 were 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 crash involving three vehicles on the M42, between Tamworth and Sutton Coldfield, left eight people injured as the heavy snow hit the West Midlands.
A Warwickshire Police spokeswoman said gritters in the county were on standby.


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