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Roads blocked due to ice and snow Snowfall closes roads and schools
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Heavy snowfall and icy conditions have blocked roads and forced schools to close across Dorset.Heavy snowfall and icy conditions have blocked roads and forced schools to close across Dorset.
The A37 at Wardon Hill near Dorchester has been blocked by a number of lorries which have become stuck on ice. Raymond's Hill on the Dorset/Devon border, off the A35, was impassable due to heavy snowfall as was the A354 Dorchester Road and the Ridgeway.
Raymond's Hill on the Dorset/Devon border off the A35 is also impassable due to heavy snowfall as is the A354 Dorchester Road. The A37 at Wardon Hill near Dorchester was blocked by a number of lorries stuck on ice. All road have reopened.
Three schools have closed due to the conditions while parts of Hampshire have also seen heavy snowfall. Dozens of schools have closed due to the conditions while parts of Hampshire have also seen heavy snowfall.
St Nicholas and St Laurence Primary School in Weymouth, Cheselbourne Village School, near Puddletown, and Broadwindsor Primary School, near Beaminster, are closed. class="bodl" href="http://maps.dorsetforyou.com/closedservices/list.aspx?type=schools">Dorset school closures
The heavy snow also brought down electrical cables in the Tarrant Valley, east of Blandford, leaving many homes without power. Southern Electric were working to restore the supply.
Dorset County Council also said some waste collections and household recycling centres had been disrupted while a number of day care services had also been affected.
Up to 10cm (4ins) of snowfall was reported on higher ground in Dorset.Up to 10cm (4ins) of snowfall was reported on higher ground in Dorset.
A police spokesman advised drivers to avoid the areas.A police spokesman advised drivers to avoid the areas.
He said the local authority had deployed gritting lorries and snow ploughs.He said the local authority had deployed gritting lorries and snow ploughs.
The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for widespread icy roads across Dorset and Hampshire well into the morning. The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for widespread icy roads across Dorset and Hampshire.