Monday's snow: As it happened (From Warrington Guardian)
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Monday's snow: As it happened
7:36am Monday 21st January 2013 in News
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- Snow affects rush hour trips to work
- Town worse hit than on Friday
- Cardinal Newman High School in Latchford is closed
- Four schools in total closed
- Network Warrington tells bus passengers to expect delays
4:07pm
Thanks for getting involved in our live snow blog today.
Fortunately, the weather has now calmed down and all the main roads are clear for the rush hour drive home.
You can still send us pictures to newsdesk@guardiangrp.co.uk or text 80360 with the key word Warrington News or tweet #warringtonsnow.
3:41pm
Linda Fox has sent this picture of a winter's scene in Penketh today.
3:32pm
Thanks to @WarringtonBC for keeping our roads clear and safe #warringtonsnow
— @WarrWestNPU 21 January 2013
3:30pm
#SLsnowman, No snow here in Texas, best I can do is recuit one of our US relatives to a Warrington Wolves supporters. http://t.co/w6fLs7nj
— @klassickoi 21 January 2013
3:25pm
Children at St Stephen's Primary School in Orford were out playing in the snow.
3:16pm
Our warrington snow is nothing compared to rochdale
— @abbietudge 21 January 2013
3:00pm
Doesn't the newly refurbished Price Tower look lovely in the snow - http://t.co/vtmhyeF0
— @ChesterAlumni 21 January 2013
2:44pm
Dog walkers enjoying the snow may have seen a robbery in Latchford this morning.
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2:29pm
Want to know what the weather has in stall for the rest of the week?
You can view our seven day forecast here
http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/li/weather.in.Warrington/
2:27pm
Photographer Ian Park took this shot of a Royal Mail van taking care on the roads this morning.
1:53pm
The snow has already threatened Warrington Wolves' testimonial game with Wigan on Saturday.
The benefit game for Ben Westwood comes a week before the start of the new Super League season.
Full story here
1:31pm
Snow even makes Warrington look good http://t.co/7xL3216C
— @AlexRichards18 21 January 2013
1:30pm
Dan Warren took this picture of the ducks on Enfield Park in Cinammon Brow.
12:59pm
whats the snow like in warrington anyone>? starting to get a bit concerned that im gonna get stranded in the train station tonight haha!
— @jaykinsey4 21 January 2013
12:52pm
Megan Hoarty has sent us this picture of a tree full of snow this morning.
You can e-mail pictures to newsdesk@guardiangrp.co.uk, tweet us #warringtonsnow or text 80360, starting your message Warrington news.
12:43pm
Snow stops in warrington & school decide to send kids home! logic!!!!!!!
— @mod234 21 January 2013
12:30pm
And he took this picture of a pedestrian battling against the snow.
12:29pm
Guardian photographer Ian Park has been out and about taking pictures this morning.
12:11pm
lots of #Bikeability going ahead today in Manchester, Newcastle, Warrington and Merseyside despite the snow!
— @BikeRightUK 21 January 2013
12:04pm
Warrington at 6AM this morning #snow #winter #msn #msnnews http://t.co/wjLuuW3v
— @keelyt90 21 January 2013
12:02pm
Sycamore Lane Primary School says parents can pick children up from 1.30pm again today.
It will remain open until 3.15pm and parents are warned not to park in the school grounds.
12:01pm
GARY McGrory send us this picture of himself and his daughter Eve, aged two
, in Culcheth.
11:54am
Gritters have been out again this morning following the snowfall overnight say Warrington Borough Council.
The council had a snow forecast for yesterday lunch time and all main and secondary routes were treated yesterday and footways around schools were also treated.
Gritting and clearing is now ongoing at high use areas and around schools as well as roads due for bin collections tomorrow.
Careful driving is recommended in rural areas across the town, particularly in hilly places which are untreated.
A spokesman added: "We are continuing to monitor local conditions with help of our front line inspectors and street services crews and the forecast is also being monitored. Snow is expected to stop later this morning."
11:51am
Interim council chief executive says gritters were out and about on Sunday before the snow started and are back on duty today.
"It is not easy but the council is working hard to keep the town moving", he said.
11:48am
Service 31 will not be able to serve the Clifford Road Estate in Penketh due to bad road condition the service 31 will stay on Warrington Rd
— @NetwkWarrington 21 January 2013
11:46am
Service 8/9 will be terminating at pilmoss lane due to bad road conditions at hatton terminus
— @NetwkWarrington 21 January 2013
11:37am
St Gregory's Catholic High School in Westbrook will be finishing early today at 2pm.
11:27am
#winter #winterwonderland #snow #warrington http://t.co/8gvqYHB2
— @nina201083 21 January 2013
11:19am
WARRINGTON Hospital has said things are 'business as usual today' after no significant problems in A&E over the weekend.
Advice to patients who are worried about travelling is to be safe and let the hospital know if you can not attend an outpatient appointment or procedure by calling the number on your appointment letter.
A spokesman said: "We’ll be able to rearrange your appointment easily for you. "If you are coming to the hospitals, our estates team are making sure that our roads and paths are as clear as possible but do please take extra care on site - especially on the car parks and when entering the buildings."
11:08am
John Geraghty sent this picture while walking in Orford Park with his wife and dog.
11:04am
Council workers have been out and about gritting footpaths as the snow comes down
11:01am
THE Tim Parry Community Centre, Wroxham Road, Great Sankey will be closed today and tomorrow due to the weather.
10:14am
Our garden in Grappenhall. #warringtonsnow http://t.co/ddDfvn9J
— @twinklewoo 21 January 2013
10:14am
to much sun its a heatwave, no water its a drought, its snowing everything shuts down. think warrington needs to calm down, its abit of snow
— @kateboden12 21 January 2013
10:11am
Loving the #snow at #UOC #warrington campus. The place looking like @ Chester University (Warrington Campus) http://t.co/fGDY0VC2
— @markhoddell 21 January 2013
10:04am
Ashley Rawes sent us this picture this morning.
9:44am
Clr Chris Vobe has sent in this picture of Culcheth Park this morning.
Don't forget, you can e-mail your pictures newsdesk@guardiangrp.co.uk or tweet using #warringtonsnow or text 80360, starting your message Warrington News.
9:40am
My God there is a lot of snow and ice in Warrington and now the neigbours are starting to kick off! http://t.co/bt81n2Q6
— @steve6394 21 January 2013
9:39am
Appleton Thorn Primary School is the latest to close
9:20am
Ryan Wilford sent in this wintery picture of Warrington Town Hall this morning.
9:09am
A little bit of #snow and chaos reigns on the M62 at Warrington!
— @flyinglawyer73 21 January 2013
8:59am
Katy Block sent us this picture of 'Narnia' like Bank Park this morning.
8:46am
expect delays across the network due to the weather conditions all services are running at the moment
— @NetwkWarrington 21 January 2013
8:45am
Appleton school Broomfields Primary and The Cobbs Infant have both reported they are closed for the day.
8:40am
The upper school at Bridgewater High School in Appleton is open today.
But school head teacher Tim Long says the lower school is closed - although they hope to open later.
8:38am
"Met office expects no snow to fall in warrington" What's all this outside..?
— @CarmenLi8 21 January 2013
8:29am
Snow in Warrington. Hasn't stopped! #uksnow http://t.co/AvL6y6SC
— @murftv 21 January 2013
8:28am
Samantha Bennett has sent us this wintery scene in Cinammon Brow
8:22am
We have the first school closure of the day - Cardinal Newman in Latchford.
8:16am
More like it is this picture from Ron Saunders in Locking Stumps.
You can e-mail yours to newsdesk@guardiangrp.co.uk
8:10am
Not everyone is struggling in the snow. Former Latchford resident Eddie Carey sent this picture of his family enjoying 32c weather in their home in the Gold Coast, Australia.
Bet they miss the winter weather really....
8:09am
Both Priestley College and Warrington Collegiate say they will be opening as normal today.
7:58am
Network Warrington is reporting that all services are running as normal at the moment
7:58am
Even Warrington looks nice in the snow!
— @abii_jones 21 January 2013
7:51am
Just to show the forecasters don't get it right all the time, here is the verdict at 6pm yesterday, Sunday.
"The latest Met Office forecast for our area shows snow all around us but at this time they don't predict much snow for Warrington."
Hmm
7:44am
Here are some pictures sent in over the weekend.
William and Charlotte enjoying the snow in Culcheth
7:40am
We will start with a weather update this morning.
Snow started around 9pm in Warrington last night and is likely to linger throughout today, until 6pm at least.
The heaviest snow is forecast for this morning
7:38am
Morning and welcome to our live snow blog.
We will be keeping you up-to-date throughout the day on the situation.
You can keep in touch by emailing newsdesk@guardiangrp.co.uk tweet us using #warringtonsnow or text 80360, start your message Warrington news
