A TOTAL of 125 schools were forced to close yesterday, as snow caused disruption on the roads and delays to services across the Bradford district.

All Saints Primary in Bradford, Beckfoot School in Bingley, Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College and Carlton Bolling College were among those shut for the whole day.

FRIDAY: SIX SCHOOLS REMAIN CLOSED IN BRADFORD DISTRICT DUE TO 'DANGEROUS CONDITIONS'

Meanwhile other schools, including Peel Park Primary and Dixons Marchbank Academy, delayed their start time until 10am to allow extra time to reach the school safely.

Hirst Wood Nursery School, St Mary's and St Peter's Catholic Primary and St Walburga's Catholic Primary, were part of a number of schools who closed at lunchtime or in the afternoon.

Meanwhile, a trip to York by pupils at Thornbury Primary School was halted and children were returned to the school to be picked up by parents.

An opening evening at Hanson Academy, scheduled for yesterday evening, was postponed, while Allerton Children's Centre was also shut.

On the roads, motorists were warned of hazardous driving conditions on Woodhall Road between Leeds Old Road and the Gain Lane Junction due to ice.

A Bus crashed into a metal barrier in Thackley during rush hour. The 612 First Bus slid on ice on the road and went into metal barrier in Town Lane, Thackley, just before a pedestrian crossing at around 8.45am.

Meanwhile, a car skidded on ice in Park Road, Bingley, and ended up on its roof. The driver, a 59-year-old man, was unhurt but the road remained closed for more than an hour while it was gritted and made safe.

There were also hazardous driving conditions on the Aire Valley Road, Bradford Road in Cottingley and Sleningford Road, Bradford. Motorists were warned to expect long delays.

On the motorways, queuing traffic brought the westbound M62 to a standstill between junctions 21 to 26 the M62, throughout yesterday morning.

West Yorkshire Police Road Policing Unit tweeted at around 1pm: "Vast improvement in last 30 minutes or so. All lanes clear of snow and flowing freely. Safe travels west."

Bosses at Leeds Bradford Airport confirmed the airport had been operating as normal throughout yesterday with no cancellations and minimal delays.

The airport tweeted yesterday afternoon: "Brrr what a chilly day! We are open today with no present disruptions or delays to flights."

But a flight from Denmark that had been due to land in Manchester, but was unable to because of heavy snowfalls, was diverted to Leeds Bradford instead.

A spokesman for Royal Mail said it was regularly reassessing conditions as some rural areas had been inaccessible in the morning.

He said: “Royal Mail is endeavouring to deliver to as many of our customers as possible today, where it is safe to do so. We apologise to any customers whose deliveries have been affected by the heavy snow.”

The weather also caused problems for Bradford Council's bin crews.

A spokesman said missed collections would be recorded and arrangements would be made to empty the bins as soon as possible.

Whetley Hill Resource Centre, a day centre for adults with disabilities in Manningham, was closed for the day.

The Council's Passenger Transport Service, which provides transport to 1,800 special needs and vulnerable children and adults, did not operate because of the adverse weather conditions.

There were no reported problems on any of the Northern Rail services going through the district during the day.

The Met Office has forecast an upturn in conditions for today with no further snow expected.

Yesterday’s snow is set to make way for a sunny day with temperatures likely to reach 4C.

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