Snow updates: Travel information for Staffordshire
HEAVY snow is causing travel disruption across parts of Staffordshire this morning.
This page will be updated throughout the day with the latest information.
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Snow in Goldenhill. Picture by This is Staffordshire user Paul Charles.
- The A53 Leek Road is closed in both directions between the A54 in Buxton and the Thorncliff Road junction in Leek.
- Slow moving traffic has been reported on the A50 between the Blythe Bridge Roundabout and Uttoxeter.
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- B5053 Bottom Lane is closed in Ipstones between the Park Lane junction and the A523 because of snow.
First Group has also said snow is causing disruption to a number of bus services in South Cheshire and North Staffordshire:
Services 1/1A
Unable to serve dawlish Drive, using Dividy Road. Service 1 unable to serve Saxonfields, please go to Anchor Road.
Service 2
Unable to serve Beverley drive, using Dividy Road instead.
Service 7
Unable to serve Silverstone Cres., remaining Turnhurst Road.
Unable to serve Galleys Bank. Diverting Pennyfields Road, Mount Rd, Whitehall Road back to pennyfields Road.
Service 8
Unable to serve Pinfold Avenue, using Ford Green Road and Knypersley Road instead.
Service 17
Unable to serve Fearns Avenue, please go to Bursley Way roundabout.
Service 20A
unable to serve Wedgwood Rd, using length of Monument Rd instead.
Service 21
Irene Avenue now open.
Services 23/23A
Unable to serve Carlisle Street.
Service 26
Unable to serve Waterhead Road, using Uttoxeter Road between Longton & Meir.
Service 34
Unable to serve Holly road, Crackley. Diverting Crackley Bank to Cedar Road
Service 34A
unable to serve Wedgwood Rd, using length of Monument Rd instead.
Services 94/94A/96
Unable to serve park Site Estate or the section of route between Park Site and Audley. All buses terminating in Scot hay Road.
Service 99
Irene Avenue now open.
3 Comments
by bobble1956
Friday, March 22 2013, 1:03PM
“Good point about clearing your car Stillwater. I was going towards Newcastle this morning when a pillock in a Vauxhall Insignia (12 plate) cut straight across my path. He was not aware of my presence simply because his car was covered in snow apart from the area's which his front and rear wipers had cleared. Even his passenger side mirror was obscured. If you are reading this you idiot it was me that gave you a blast on my horn. Had there been a cyclist there you would now be looking at a charge of causing death by dangerous driving.”
by Stillwater
Friday, March 22 2013, 9:50AM
“You're right IcarusRising, its like the world is ending!!!
However, I can't help but think we have only got ourselves to blame. The likes of Russia prepare for bad weather. They dont just get up in the morning, look out of the window and
look in astonishment that there is some mystery white stuff on the ground; just like the weather girl said there would be. The Russians have snow tyres, not ultra low profile"racing" tyres. They clean their windscreens, not just make a "enough" room to see through. They dont just rely on the authorities to sweep every last flake of snow up; they help each other. We all know that weather trends are changing, so maybe we should take that into account when choosing our next car. Otherwise we just have to accept there will be days when we will be disrupted.
Right, I'm just going to phone the council to complain about my lawn being covered in snow before I nip off to Morrisons for 28 loaves!!”
by IcarusRising
Friday, March 22 2013, 9:15AM
“It's minus 50 in Russia today and life goes on...as usual we have two inches of snow which we knew was coming a week ago and we come to a virtual standstill. If anyone wanting to invade England waited until our first snow fall they'd have no opposition at all, we'd either be panic buying at Morrisons or confined indoors because of Health & Safety...roll on summer”