A petrol station was closed after a collision in which a lorry driver was injured. Emergency services said significant damage was caused to the kiosk at Eashing Service Station, in Godalming, when a lorry hit a parked car on the forecourt. The building was also hit by the lorry on Thursday night and therefore was declared unsafe following an inspection, and has been closed for business.
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A rash of crimes involving the theft of copper, fuelled by its soaring cost, is only expected to get worse according to police. The thefts affect gas supplies, electricity companies and telecoms cables; and the criminal activities’ cost to the UK has doubled to around £770 million a year.
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A Police Federation spokesman reacted to the fact that the number of Cleveland Police officers is to be reduced to meet funding cuts.
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Police raided a remote rural premises and discovered six vehicles including tractors, JCBs and trailers, which officers said had all be confirmed as stolen. Investigators confirmed they have since been connected to thefts from Greater Manchester and Cheshire over the past few months.
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Commuters were stranded at railway stations when a suspected gang of criminals took two separate lengths of copper cable from lines. Officials in the North West had to work through the night to try to fix the problem in time for the morning. However, the signals were still out of action at rush hour, and engineers were looking for a possible third section of stolen cable.
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One firm affected by a crime spree targeting several businesses said it had to buy some laptop computers so they can be taken home at night in case the premises was broken into again. Neil Wright, of T&S Crowley estate agents based in Bolton, said of the thefts: “We’ve been here for 27 years and never seen anything like this.
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A council shrugged off concerns about a lack of toilet facilities after it described its cutbacks as the worst since the war. At Manchester all bar one of its toilets will be shut down. Minister Grant Shapps argued that more should have been done to cut middle and senior management rather than closing 18 public conveniences.
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There are fears police forces will have to take officers off the street to deal with the need to slash spending. For example, the four Welsh police forces are set to lose 1,600. This estimation is contained in a report by the chief financial officer of the Police Authorities of Wales.
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Police in southern England have recently bought five gadgets which issue spoken warnings in order to alert people to the threat of car crime. The emphasis is on reminding drivers to secure their vehicles and leave no valuables inside. Inspector Rob Bryan, head of Southall Police said: "Reducing thefts from vehicles is a priority for us.
Automatic number plate recognition can be added to parking access system
CCTV has helped to identify hundreds of criminals in the capital over the past 12 months. The majority of CCTV cameras in London are privately owned, usually by businesses, with the remaining cameras belonging to public authorities (such as local councils), road safety partnerships and the police.