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| Snow closes A53 in Staffordshire | Snow closes A53 in Staffordshire |
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| Snow closed the A53 in Staffordshire, with driving conditions difficult in parts of the moorlands. | Snow closed the A53 in Staffordshire, with driving conditions difficult in parts of the moorlands. |
| While Leek escaped the worst of the weather, more rural areas around Cheadle and Flash experienced a couple of inches of snow overnight. | While Leek escaped the worst of the weather, more rural areas around Cheadle and Flash experienced a couple of inches of snow overnight. |
| The Met Office said another 2cm of snow could fall on higher ground in the area through the morning. | The Met Office said another 2cm of snow could fall on higher ground in the area through the morning. |
| The A53 Leek to Buxton road was closed in both directions near Flash, but reopened later on Wednesday morning. | The A53 Leek to Buxton road was closed in both directions near Flash, but reopened later on Wednesday morning. |
| The Inrix traffic organisation said the road was just passable. | The Inrix traffic organisation said the road was just passable. |
| Snow also made conditions difficult on the A521 Delphouse Road, with a number of lorries becoming stuck. | Snow also made conditions difficult on the A521 Delphouse Road, with a number of lorries becoming stuck. |
| A yellow warning for snow and ice is in place across the West Midlands. | |
| Carol Stanway, at the Knights Table pub in Flash, said there had been "three or four inches of snow" overnight. | Carol Stanway, at the Knights Table pub in Flash, said there had been "three or four inches of snow" overnight. |
| In Leek, Carol Green said the main roads had been cleared but some side roads looked to be hazardous. | In Leek, Carol Green said the main roads had been cleared but some side roads looked to be hazardous. |
| A number of roads over the Derbyshire border were also closed, including the A54 at the Cat and Fiddle and A57 at Snake Pass. | A number of roads over the Derbyshire border were also closed, including the A54 at the Cat and Fiddle and A57 at Snake Pass. |
| Mark Deaville, from Staffordshire County Council, said gritting lorries had been out since Tuesday lunchtime and all through the night. | Mark Deaville, from Staffordshire County Council, said gritting lorries had been out since Tuesday lunchtime and all through the night. |
| He said almost half of the county's 3,700 miles (6,000km) of roads had been gritted. | He said almost half of the county's 3,700 miles (6,000km) of roads had been gritted. |
| The Abbey Hill School & Performing Arts College in Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, was closed due to conditions on Box Lane. | The Abbey Hill School & Performing Arts College in Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, was closed due to conditions on Box Lane. |
| Ilam C of E Primary School was also closed. | Ilam C of E Primary School was also closed. |