North Yorkshire snow and ice bring travel disruption and warnings

North Yorkshire Council said it had gritted all priority roads in all areas overnight.

However, the authority said drivers should remember gritting does not guarantee an ice or snow-free surface.

“Enough traffic needs to drive over a gritted road to grind the salt in and activate it,” a spokesperson said.

“Only then will the melting process begin. Any fresh snow will land on a gritted surface.”

Karl Battersby, the authority’s corporate director for environment, said: “We’ve started to have some particular issues around Chop Gate and Clay Bank up towards Stokesley and Helmsley.”

He said Sutton Bank had been closed due to an accident earlier but had reopened.

The City of York Council said it had been treating and gritting around 360 miles (579km) of roads, footpaths and cycle paths in the city.