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| Ice warning for Christmas getaway | Ice warning for Christmas getaway |
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| Families in Wales planning their Christmas getaway are being warned to take care travelling because of ice. | Families in Wales planning their Christmas getaway are being warned to take care travelling because of ice. |
| The Met Office issued a severe weather warning due to concern about treacherous road conditions. | The Met Office issued a severe weather warning due to concern about treacherous road conditions. |
| There has been fresh snow in Wrexham and Denbighshire and the A542 is closed at the Horseshoe Pass. | There has been fresh snow in Wrexham and Denbighshire and the A542 is closed at the Horseshoe Pass. |
| Police say driving conditions are also hazardous on the A469 Caerphilly mountain road. Meanwhile, a water main burst near Holywell in Flintshire. | Police say driving conditions are also hazardous on the A469 Caerphilly mountain road. Meanwhile, a water main burst near Holywell in Flintshire. |
| Welsh Water said the burst in the early hours affected water supplies to several hundred customers in Lixwm, Holywell and the Cilcain and Pantymwyn areas of Mold. | Welsh Water said the burst in the early hours affected water supplies to several hundred customers in Lixwm, Holywell and the Cilcain and Pantymwyn areas of Mold. |
| The burst was in Bryn Cerrig, Lixwm, and most supplies were back to normal by mid morning. | The burst was in Bryn Cerrig, Lixwm, and most supplies were back to normal by mid morning. |
| Icy pavements | Icy pavements |
| The company apologised and said it was unable to say what had caused the burst and if it was related to the weather. | The company apologised and said it was unable to say what had caused the burst and if it was related to the weather. |
| The Met Office advised motorists to take extra care on the road and said drivers should refer to the Traffic Wales service for further advice on road conditions. | The Met Office advised motorists to take extra care on the road and said drivers should refer to the Traffic Wales service for further advice on road conditions. |
| The roads warning is in place on Thursday morning in Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Anglesey, Powys and Wrexham. | The roads warning is in place on Thursday morning in Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Anglesey, Powys and Wrexham. |
| Further south, the warning affects Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Torfaen. | Further south, the warning affects Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Torfaen. |
| Dyfed-Powys Police are urging motorists to take extra care, saying sheet ice is making driving very difficult. | Dyfed-Powys Police are urging motorists to take extra care, saying sheet ice is making driving very difficult. |
| We've been exceptionally busy over the last week and seen a lot of patients suffering from fractures Mike McCabe, A&E consultant | |
| They report numerous shunts and minor accidents throughout the force area. | They report numerous shunts and minor accidents throughout the force area. |
| Motorists travelling to rural parts of Monmouthshire were reported having to abandon their vehicles on Wednesday night due to icy roads. | Motorists travelling to rural parts of Monmouthshire were reported having to abandon their vehicles on Wednesday night due to icy roads. |
| Carmarthenshire council urged motorists not to travel over the next 24 hours unless absolutely necessary. | |
| First Cymru suspended bus services between Resolven and Neath via Clyne due to ice on the road. | First Cymru suspended bus services between Resolven and Neath via Clyne due to ice on the road. |
| The National Botanic Garden of Wales was closed due to ice causing "treacherous" conditions. | |
| An accident and emergency consultant in Swansea has also warned pedestrians to beware of hidden icy patches on pavements following a "spate" of falls. | An accident and emergency consultant in Swansea has also warned pedestrians to beware of hidden icy patches on pavements following a "spate" of falls. |
| 'Hazardous icy patches' | |
| Mike McCabe said: "We've been exceptionally busy over the last week and seen a lot of patients suffering from fractures, particularly wrists, ankles and shoulders, as a result of slipping on ice. | Mike McCabe said: "We've been exceptionally busy over the last week and seen a lot of patients suffering from fractures, particularly wrists, ankles and shoulders, as a result of slipping on ice. |
| "Elderly people are particularly at risk, and if they don't need to go out, they should stay indoors. | "Elderly people are particularly at risk, and if they don't need to go out, they should stay indoors. |
| "The weather may be getting milder, but there are likely to be some hazardous icy patches remaining." | "The weather may be getting milder, but there are likely to be some hazardous icy patches remaining." |
| BBC Wales weather forecaster Derek Brockway said temperatures were expected to rise only a little above freezing across much of Wales on Thursday. | BBC Wales weather forecaster Derek Brockway said temperatures were expected to rise only a little above freezing across much of Wales on Thursday. |
| Some mist and fog is expected later in the day with temperatures dropping close to freezing or below. | Some mist and fog is expected later in the day with temperatures dropping close to freezing or below. |