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| Schools closed after heavy snow | Schools closed after heavy snow |
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| Dozens of schools in east Lancashire have been closed following heavy snowfall overnight. | Dozens of schools in east Lancashire have been closed following heavy snowfall overnight. |
| More than 40 schools in Rossendale, Pendle, Burnley, Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley have confirmed they will remain closed on Tuesday. | More than 40 schools in Rossendale, Pendle, Burnley, Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley have confirmed they will remain closed on Tuesday. |
| Up to four inches (10.1cm) of snow has been reported across parts of the region, which has led to hazardous driving conditions on some roads. | Up to four inches (10.1cm) of snow has been reported across parts of the region, which has led to hazardous driving conditions on some roads. |
| Motorists have contacted the BBC about problems on a number of routes. | Motorists have contacted the BBC about problems on a number of routes. |
| Lancashire County Council confirmed its gritters were out overnight across the county's 2,300km (1,429 miles) of roads, but said the salt could not guarantee ice-free highways. | |
| Salt spread | |
| "Following yesterday's forecast of overnight snow our planned action was to carry out a precautionary salting in advance of the snow last night followed by a second treatment after the snow had fallen as necessary," a spokesman said. | |
| "Salt only starts to work when traffic starts to use the road. The action of moving traffic spreads the salt around the highway and helps to melt any ice or snow. | |
| "Although salting is carried out to make the roads safer, motorists should never consider a salted road to be ice-free," he added. | |
| The council said gritters could not guarantee ice-free roads | |
| BBC Lancashire's traffic and travel service reported delays and slow moving traffic on a number of major roads on Tuesday morning. | |
| Delays on the M6 at Lancaster, the A56 between Accrington and the M66, and A6117 at Darwen were all reported. | Delays on the M6 at Lancaster, the A56 between Accrington and the M66, and A6117 at Darwen were all reported. |
| John Dearden, who runs a school bus service from Darwen, said he was experiencing problems getting the vehicles to schools. | John Dearden, who runs a school bus service from Darwen, said he was experiencing problems getting the vehicles to schools. |
| "We're in Darwen at the moment and it has stopped snowing, but underneath the slush there's a coating of ice and we're struggling to get out of the garage in our area." | "We're in Darwen at the moment and it has stopped snowing, but underneath the slush there's a coating of ice and we're struggling to get out of the garage in our area." |
| Schools in the north, south and west of the county are not affected and a full list of closures is available on the BBC Lancashire website. | Schools in the north, south and west of the county are not affected and a full list of closures is available on the BBC Lancashire website. |
| There was also snowfall across eastern parts of Greater Manchester, where up to 20 schools have been closed. | There was also snowfall across eastern parts of Greater Manchester, where up to 20 schools have been closed. |