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A councillor has branded sledgers and walkers 'selfish' after images emerged showing hundreds of cars parked dangerously on icy country roads. Pictures sent to the Lancashire Telegraph show cars parked on the footpaths and pavements on both the Grane Road near Haslingden and Tockholes Road in Tockholes, some actually obstructing the road, as people headed outdoors to make the most of the New Year's Eve and New Year's Day snow. Helmshore Ward Councillor for Rossendale Borough Council, Cllr David Stansfield, said even though people were parked in order to have fun and go sledging and enjo...

People commuting on the M65 were met with slow moving traffic in the morning from 7am. There were “lots of collisions coming in as the snow falls heavily”, according to Deputy Chief Constable Terry Woods, while Highways England also warned motorists over snow-hit roads. The Blackburn Bus Company was also unable to pick passengers up from roads with too much snow on them. In a tweet, a spokesman said: “Due to snow we’re currently unable to reach our stops at Shakespeare Avenue and Wordsworth Drive on The 6/7. “We’re also unable to reach Emerald Avenue on The 22. Sorry for...

A WEATHER warning for snow and ice is to remain in place across East Lancashire this morning after adverse weather conditions caused chaos for…

A MAJOR road is closed and will remain so overnight due to several accidents caused by snow and ice.

Warning as snow and ice set to cause more chaos on East Lancashire's road network this bank holiday A WEATHER warning for snow and ice is to remain in place across East Lancashire this morning after adverse weather conditions caused chaos for thousands using the county’s road network on Sunday. The Met Office has warned that more bad weather is due for Blackburn, Burnley, Rossendale, Hyndburn, the Ribble Valley and Pendle over the coming hours – with a yellow weather warning in place until at least 10am. A spokesman warned that disruption to roads and rail networks should be expected ...