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Large snowfalls in South and West Yorkshire

Children walk to school in the snow in Leeds. Photograph: Danny Lawson / PA wire

Some parts of South and West Yorkshire have had it bad. This from PA:

There was an official record of 14cm at Bingley in West Yorkshire but a Met Office spokesman said that anecdotally they have heard of observations higher than this in Leeds and Sheffield.

Heavy snowfall left drivers stranded for more than seven hours on the M62 motorway in Greater Manchester and Yorkshire.

National Highways North-West estimated at one point congestion on the eastbound carriageway between Rochdale and Saddleworth stretched to around eight miles.

And for long suffering train passengers, this may bring a grim smile and a thought: “So what’s new?”:

Train operators TransPennine Express and Northern are among train operators impacted with many services cancelled.

Most buses are getting through, but may be delayed

 

Not much snow to show in York

 

YorkMix photographer Richard McDougall has been out in York this morning. There have been some show showers but it’s not settling, as his pictures show.

Major routes around Harrogate and Skipton blocked

 

Fire service deals with several crashes and vehicles stranded in snow

The result of the crash on Sutton Bank, caught on the North Yorkshire County Council webcam

North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service were called to numerous problems last night.

They were:

7.57pm Sutton Bank, Thirsk 
A crew from Thirsk responded to a report of a two vehicle collision. On arrival of crews, all occupants were out of their vehicles and one female casualty was treated for minor injuries. Crews made the scene safe and left the incident in the hands of the police.

12.38am Westerdale, Stokesley
A crew from Danby responded to a report of a vehicle that had become stranded due to snow. Crews located the van and guided it to a safe location.

1.08am Bolton Abbey, Skipton
A crew from Skipton responded to a report of a vehicle that had become stranded due to snow blocking the road. Crews located the vehicle that had left the road and ended in a ditch. Crews transported two male occupants travelling from Middlesbrough to Blackpool, uninjured, to the fire station to arrange recovery of the vehicle.

3.10am A59, Hazelwood
A crew from Skipton in a 4×4 vehicle responded to a report of a vehicle that had become stranded due to snow in a lay-by on the A59. Crews located the vehicle and transported 2 female occupants travelling from Leeds to Harrogate, uninjured, to the fire station.