Uniformed police on Harley-Davidson motorbikes appear, weaving in and out with their lights flashing, clearing the road and becoming part of the show as they do.

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As more than a dozen young soldiers prepare for a road clearing mission, a young sergeant gives them the latest.

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Earlier, Scottish Transport Minister Keith Brown said emergency engineers and road clearing crews across Kintyre, Arran and Dumfries and Galloway had been working "flat out" to help individuals and communities.

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In Wichita, Pajor said the city used half of its road-clearing salt and sand in last week's storm.

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Pakistan insisted the helicopter had encountered nothing more sinister than a blast of dynamite clearing a landslide-blocked road.

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Regional Development Minister Conor Murphy replied to questions on the topical matter of road gritting and the clearing of snow on footpaths.

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The A39 in Exmoor has been particularly problematic, but the highways team managed to re-open the road by early afternoon after clearing it from snow, the county council said.

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