| City of York Council said that its gritters were out treating the city's roads as snow started to fall. |
| Between September and April, a troop of highway workers are placed on 24-hour call-out to man the gritters. |
| The gritters were out in force on Sunday and Monday and motorists were urged to drive carefully. |
| Swindon Council admitted it was caught short as a blizzard left no time for gritters to take to the roads across the borough. |
| The Council have deployed six gritters and four snowploughs and these will cover all the major roads in the county. |
| An inaccurate weather forecast meant the gritters did not get out in time, and steps will be taken to ensure it does not happen again. |
