East of England snow disruption latest

Summary

More snow predicted as weather continues to cause disruption
Some schools close for the third day in a row
Rescue vehicles stuck in snow while helping others
Drifting snow continues to make some rural areas impassable
Ipswich Town, Norwich City, Northampton Town, Colchester United and Peterborough United matches postponed

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More snow forecastpublished at 12:23 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
The Met Office is predicting more snow across the east for today and tomorrow.
Several centimetres are expected.
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One Cambridgeshire school closes because of weatherpublished at 12:22 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
Wisbech in the north of Cambridgeshire has finally succumbed to the Beast from the East, resulting in a school closure.
Meadowgate Academy in the town is the only school in Cambridgeshire County Council's list to have been closed due to today's cold snap.
It might be good news for children longing for a snow day, but it's almost certainly "beastly" news for their parents.
Image source, Cambs County Council
High number of road accidents in Essexpublished at 11:46 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
The Essex Roads Policing team has so far dealt with 32 accidents in the county since 05:00.
It is currently dealing a serious incident on the A120 between Colchester and Elmstead Market involving 17 vehicles.
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Southend-on-Snowpublished at 11:45 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
The pebbles and sand of Southend seafront have been painted with four inches of the white stuff.
Loco with snow plough at Colchester stationpublished at 11:37 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
A Class 37 locomotive at Colchester has miniature snowploughs fitted for snow clearing duties on Essex branch lines.
Multi-vehicle accident closes Essex roadpublished at 11:36 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
An accident involving 17 vehicles has closed the A120 between Colchester and Elmstead Market.
Essex Police say one person has suffered minor injuries and a number of cars have been damaged.
Drivers are being warned to avoid the area.
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Snow dogspublished at 11:35 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
Snow brings out mixed emotions for many.
Some are fed up with delays and cancellations, while others of the four legged variety like a bit of the white stuff.....
As this picture, from our BBC Weather Watcher Matt in Harleston in Norfolk, shows:
Image source, Matt/BBC Weather Watchers
And these from White Admiral, in Eccles, Norfolk:
Image source, White Admiral/BBC Weather Watchers
Image source, White Admiral/BBC Weather Watchers
Wintry weather causing delayspublished at 11:15 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
Disruption is expected on railway services for several days after heavy snowfalls overnight in some parts of the region.
Great Northern services are affected by the wintry weather.
The main affected areas are Royston, Cambridge and King's Lynn.
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Let the sledging commencepublished at 11:03 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
Forget Pyeongchang and the Winter Olympics... if you want some snow action, Canvey Island in Essex is the place to be.
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Fun in the snowpublished at 10:59 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
Jon Wright
BBC Radio Suffolk
It's snowing, you're walking through a hilly Christchurch Park in Ipswich on your way to BBC Suffolk and you bump into a mother and child with two sledges...
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Long delays at Chelmsford railway stationpublished at 10:45 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
There were very crowded scenes at Chelmsford railway station this morning after the snow caused long delays and disruption on train services.
Would-be passenger Matt Wade was going nowhere and he said commuters felt the decision to cancel trains was "over cautious".
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'Beauty From The East' scenes?published at 10:31 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
Is it a case of "Beauty From the East" instead of "Best from The East" in Leigh-On-Sea this morning?
You decide by looking at the video footage below.
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Snow disruption 'not a lot of fun'published at 10:31 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
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All Greater Anglia routes affected by severe weatherpublished at 10:27 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
Due to the severe weather conditions there are cancellations to Greater Anglia services on all routes today.
You can see which routes are affected by clicking on this link, external.
The company is hoping to reinstate some off-peak services this afternoon.
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Football's 'good to go' at Wycombe for the visit of Coventrypublished at 10:26 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
Thanks to under-pitch heating, the football match between Wycombe Wanderers and Coventry City is "good to go" this evening, the club has announced.
Kick off at Adams Park is at 19:45.
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Snow stops playpublished at 10:20 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
The 19th hole is probably more alluring, given the snow on the 18th green at Frinton Golf Club on the Essex coast.
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Working hard in the snowpublished at 10:18 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
Although train services are being affected by the weather, Greater Anglia say their staff have been out since 05:30 clearing the snow at Clacton railway station.
Image source, Greater Anglia
Also in Clacton, volunteers from the Holland and Clacton CFR team are working with the East of England Ambulance Service to help support the local community.
Image source, Holland/Clacton CFR
Steer clear of the 'Beast', warn Northamptonshire Policepublished at 10:12 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
While the snow isn't causing any major problems on Northamptonshire's roads, the county's police force is keen to keep it that way and has issued advice to motorists on how to stay out of trouble should it get worse.
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'Drive to arrive' in snow warns ambulance servicepublished at 10:11 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
It's been a busy morning for the NHS East of England Ambulance Service.
It says it has already been called to about 30 accidents and is warning motorists to "leave plenty of space" between vehicles and "drive to arrive".
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Cambridge punters 'too hard for the snow'published at 10:06 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
You might have seen these photos of a Cambridge punter in lots of the national newspapers today.
That's right, punters only put jackets on when it's really, really cold, and the snow flurries that hit the county on Monday certainly didn't warrant an extra layer for this hardy soul.
Image source, A Cambridge Diary
Professional photographer Martin Bond has made it his mission to capture a different image of his home city every day for the past eight years.
A Cambridge Diary, external documents the city throughout the year, as the seasons change, and on Monday he snapped this punt guide, not exactly dressed for the blizzard conditions.
You can just about see the snow-covered passengers who decided it was great weather for a tour of the backs of the colleges and the River Cam, but as Mr Bond wrote on social media, it was "one for all the northerners who think we're a bit soft down here".
Image source, A Cambridge Diary
He's "so hard", the snow doesn't dare settle on him, Mr Bond added.