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Holmrook

A black and white speed camera road sign on a grass verge at the side of a road, with a residential area in the background. A dark grey vehicle is travelling past the sign.

Thousands of drivers caught speeding by new camera

Some drivers have been clocked at almost 90mph in the 30mph zone, figures show.

A Google Street View screen grab of a section of the A595 at Holmrook. There is a garage on the right and a sign with directions for Seascale and Drigg on the left. The road is single carriage and leads into a village.

Work to install speed cameras at 'high-risk' spots

Cumberland Council records average speeds higher than the speed limit on the A595.

Alan Cleaver

Forgotten rural postal paths recorded by author

Some postal workers could walk 18 miles a day before vans were introduced in the 1970s.