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| Snow and ice bring further travel disruption to Scotland | Snow and ice bring further travel disruption to Scotland |
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| Travel has been disrupted as further snow hit many parts of Scotland. Police have warned that many road surfaces remain icy. | Travel has been disrupted as further snow hit many parts of Scotland. Police have warned that many road surfaces remain icy. |
| In addition to high-level routes, difficult conditions have been reported on parts of the motorway network. | In addition to high-level routes, difficult conditions have been reported on parts of the motorway network. |
| Problem areas included the M9 at Falkirk, the M8 at Livingston and the M8 in Glasgow. | Problem areas included the M9 at Falkirk, the M8 at Livingston and the M8 in Glasgow. |
| Engineers are continuing to repair pylons and power lines in Kintyre in Argyll and on the Isle of Arran. | Engineers are continuing to repair pylons and power lines in Kintyre in Argyll and on the Isle of Arran. |
| Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) said it hoped to restore supplies to have all customers affected by last week's snow storm by Thursday. | Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) said it hoped to restore supplies to have all customers affected by last week's snow storm by Thursday. |
| More than 1,600 homes have spent a fifth night without electricity. | More than 1,600 homes have spent a fifth night without electricity. |
| Two pylons were toppled by sheets of ice and snow on Friday, plunging about 20,000 properties into darkness. | Two pylons were toppled by sheets of ice and snow on Friday, plunging about 20,000 properties into darkness. |
| SSE said on Wednesday morning that 725 homes in Arran are still without power. | |
| Campbeltown is back on, but 800 customers in outlying areas are still off. Twenty homes in Tarbert are still off. | |
| A spokesman added: "Conditions continue to be challenging, but we believe that, providing no further significant damage to the network is found, customers who lost their supply as a result of the recent severe weather event should have electricity restored by the end of Thursday night." | A spokesman added: "Conditions continue to be challenging, but we believe that, providing no further significant damage to the network is found, customers who lost their supply as a result of the recent severe weather event should have electricity restored by the end of Thursday night." |
| Scotland's Deputy First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, travelled to Campbeltown, Kintyre, on Tuesday to discuss the emergency response with officials from Argyll and Bute Council and to talk to local people affected by the power outage. | Scotland's Deputy First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, travelled to Campbeltown, Kintyre, on Tuesday to discuss the emergency response with officials from Argyll and Bute Council and to talk to local people affected by the power outage. |
| "There's still a lot of people without power and that has to be an absolute priority," she said. | "There's still a lot of people without power and that has to be an absolute priority," she said. |
| "After every event like this, there's a process of learning lessons, looking back to see how the response has been, seeing what could have been done to prevent the impact being as severe in the future. | "After every event like this, there's a process of learning lessons, looking back to see how the response has been, seeing what could have been done to prevent the impact being as severe in the future. |
| "But at the moment the focus is clearly getting everything back to normal as quickly as possible." | "But at the moment the focus is clearly getting everything back to normal as quickly as possible." |
| Some homes have been connected to temporary generators but Ms Sturgeon said the hope was that by Saturday "everybody will be back onto the grid". | Some homes have been connected to temporary generators but Ms Sturgeon said the hope was that by Saturday "everybody will be back onto the grid". |
| Finance Secretary John Swinney has activated the Bellwin Scheme to allow additional revenue support to local authorities hit by the snow storms. | Finance Secretary John Swinney has activated the Bellwin Scheme to allow additional revenue support to local authorities hit by the snow storms. |
| The scheme helps councils in the wake of large-scale incidents. | The scheme helps councils in the wake of large-scale incidents. |
| All schools in Arran are to remain closed for the rest of the week. | All schools in Arran are to remain closed for the rest of the week. |
| North Ayrshire Council said pupils involved in exams would get support on their return from the Easter break. | North Ayrshire Council said pupils involved in exams would get support on their return from the Easter break. |
| Argyll and Bute Council said a few of its schools were closed due to having no electricity. | Argyll and Bute Council said a few of its schools were closed due to having no electricity. |