How heavy snow impacted North Lancashire and South Cumbria

Snow in Grange-over-Sands on Sunday. Photo by Beth Pipe.

Heavy snowfall caused disruption in some areas of our region over the weekend - and none at all in others.

Met Office amber weather warnings for snow were in place on Saturday and Sunday, with a yellow weather warning for snow and ice in some places in northern England remaining in effect until noon on Monday.

Some parts of North Lancashire were covered in snow on Sunday, including areas such as Dolphinholme and Bolton-le-Sands.

But other areas, including Morecambe, had very little snow at all.

There was some snow in Lancaster on Sunday. Here's the scene near the Beyond Radio studio in Bowerham on Sunday morning.

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There was disruption to travel routes over the weekend and into Monday, and the snow also affected sport.

Northern and Transpennine Express rail companies advised passengers not to travel on their routes on Sunday, January 5, due to heavy snowfall.

There was disruption to flights from Manchester Airport on Monday due to snow, with runways closed for a time. They reopened on Monday morning but there are delays and cancellations.

The Morecambe FC League 2 game at Newport County on Sunday was called off due to the weather, as was Lancaster City Ladies FC's match at Preston North End.

Meanwhile two new specialist gritting vehicles called Unimogs were out and about on Lancashire's roads over the weekend.

The all-terrain Mercedes vehicles are equipped with a motorised plough, whose shape the driver can adjust from the cab to shove snow aside to maximum effect.

In South Cumbria, some roads remained closed on Monday.

Westmorland and Furness Council thanked all staff "who have been working tirelessly over the weekend and overnight to help keep our roads clear and delivering a variety of services, including care, to some of our most vulnerable residents".

"Our gritting teams are still out there gritting priority roads to help keep you safe," said a council spokesperson.

"If you must travel today do so with caution - pack your car with essentials, plan your route and listen to travel updates."

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