Heavy snow leads to widespread disruption across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
Report by Martin Fisher.
An Amber warning for snow and ice is in place across the region following a night of heavy snowfall and remains until just before midnight tonight.
A yellow warning for snow and ice has also been issued by the Met Office for the Yorkshire and the Humber region from Midnight tonight until Midday tomorrow (Monday)
Overnight the predicted snowfall led to the closure of the runway at Leeds Bradford Airport until around 2pm.
Due to a backlog of departing flights, some disruption is expected to continue throughout the day. For the latest updates on flight times, customers are advised to contact their airline directly.
Security screening will close at 22.45 this evening, so all departing customers should ensure they arrive at the airport before this time.
A spokesperson said:"A huge thank you to our customers for their continued patience and understanding, and a special thanks to our teams on the ground who have worked tirelessly to clear the snow.
There’s also disruption on the roads. The A628 Woodhead Pass is closed in both directions between the A616 and the A57 because of snow. Lorries getting stuck caused problems on the M1 in Sheffield.
The A1 in South Yorkshire is closed southbound between the A638 at Doncaster and the A639 at North Elmsall because of an accident between a car and a lorry.
National Highways has advised motorists that travel is likely to be disrupted throughout the day. “Road users should heed messages on the overhead signs and listen for radio updates.”
Train services in the region are being disrupted.
LNER says its services may be cancelled or delayed. It says it’s working with Network Rail to get services moving again as quickly as possible.
Northern is advising passengers not to travel. The company says it will review the position throughout the day.
Transpennine Express has advised customers travelling between Manchester and Huddersfield, Stalybridge and Dewbury and Leeds to York and Newcastle not to travel and says customers travelling on other routes should expect major disruption to journeys.
They say: "This is due to no bus replacement services being able to run for the planned engineering work due to the heavy snowfall which is severely impacting roads and has led to the suspension of bus operations across the Pennines and North West."
For all other routes across the TPE network customers are advised to delay their journeys until later on today and should be prepared for major disruption and possible postponement of journeys.
Customers with tickets across the affected routes can defer their journeys, and any tickets already purchased for travel today (Sunday 5 January) will be valid on Monday 6 January or a full refund can be obtained at tpexpress.co.uk/help/refunds.
East Midlands Railway is advising passengers to check before they travel. It says there may be short notice alterations or cancellations.
North Yorkshire Council has been forced to close a number of its household waste and recycling centres in Malton and Norton, Thornton-le-Dale, Wombleton, Harrogate Stonefall, Tadcaster, Tholthorpe and Selby.
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