Earlier, the A35 at Emery Down in Lyndhurst was impassable after four crashes, with lorries unable to climb the hill.

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Moving along, those hoping for a successor to the A35 will apparently have their wish granted with the 16.1 megapixel A37.

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The 1, 100 ground-mounted solar panels at Slepe Farm, off the A35 near Poole, are expected to generate more than 500, 000 kWh of electricity a year.

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The fire engine had been responding to an accident on the A35 at Morden Park Corner in which 66-year old Robert Taylor from Bournemouth died.

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The blog also got its hands on some leaked images of the Sony Alpha A35 DSLR (added after the break), but details on that camera are a bit spotty.

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Auto Portrait Framing (first introduced with the A57), four more effect modes than the A35 (up from 11) and an ergonomic grip in the vein of the A77.

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The partnership worked with Bournemouth Borough Council to clear the A338 and it is now working with neighbouring councils and the Highways Agency to clean up other routes, including the A31 and A35.

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