Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Council to spend £500K on new cameras to crackdown on crime and anti-social behaviour
manchestereveningnews.co.ukWigan council is to splash out nearly half a million pounds in an expansion of its CCTV network to crackdown on crime and anti-social behaviour.
Some £420,000 has been earmarked for new and upgraded cameras in Wigan, Leigh, Ashton and Pemberton in the coming months. Another £56,000 project is already operational in Platt Bridge.
Upgrades made to existing cameras will provide the capability to capture high-definition images and to identify vehicles using automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) technology.
Councillor Kevin Anderson, portfolio holder for police, crime and civil contingencies, said: “I am proud to see this huge investment into the safety of our residents and I am confident it will contribute significantly to helping to tackle anti-social behaviour, fly-tipping and other offences.
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