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Gritters 'out since midnight' in County Durhampublished at 09:05 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
Gritting crews have been out overnight in a bid to keep main roads clear, Durham County Council says.
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Photos: Snowy Tynesidepublished at 08:59 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
Press Association photographer Owen Humphreys has been out around Tyneside this morning and has taken some beautiful photos of the snow on the Newcastle Quayside and at the Angel of the North.
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Delays on A19 after crashpublished at 08:55 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
There's more delays on the A19 around Sunderland after a crash:
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'Warnings could escalate' if weather worsenspublished at 08:47 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
BBC Newcastle
Kevin Wadsworth from the Met Office says the amber warnings in place for parts of the North East, external could well be raised as the weather situation develops in the days ahead.
"We've got high impact, amber warnings in place at the moment. That's just a hair's breadth away from a very rare red weather warning," he told us.
"We're in a position where we could escalate the warning if the position demands later in the week.
"That would be a very serious situation indeed where you've got lots of stranded motorists and communities being cut off."
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Photos: Snow at Redcarpublished at 08:39 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
Colin George
BBC News Online
Here's how Redcar is looking this morning with its covering of snow.
Latest list of school closurespublished at 08:35 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
As well as the schools closed in County Durham, here are the other school closures around the rest of the North East:
Tyne and Wear
Dryden School in Gateshead
Hiltop School in Gateshead
Gibside School, Whickham
River Tyne Academy, Gateshead
Epinay Business and Enterprise School, Clervaux Terrace, Jarrow
Northumberland
Nunnykirk - Centre for Dyslexia near Morpeth
Bellingham First and Middle Schools
Kielder Community First School
Otterburn First School
Greenhaugh First School
West Woodburn First School
Teesside
Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy and Harrogate Primary in Stockton
Rye Hills Academy in Redcar, is starting at 10:00 to give people a chance to get in safely
St Peter's Church of England Primary School in Brotton is opening at 10:00 but breakfast club is open from 09:00.
Pathways Special School in Grangetown is opening at 10:30.
And it's a 10.30 start for all learners at Saltburn Primary School and Huntcliff School in Saltburn.
Later start for Egglescliffe pupilspublished at 08:18 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
Today's bad weather means there'll be a later start for pupils at Egglescliffe School in Stockton - 10:00.
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Schools closed in County Durhampublished at 08:12 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
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Traffic light failure at Silverlinkpublished at 08:07 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
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Signalling problems affecting Middlesbrough to Darlington trainspublished at 08:04 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
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Two-vehicle collision on A189 in Northumberlandpublished at 08:01 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
There has been a collision on the A189 Spine Road.
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Latest weather forecastpublished at 07:56 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
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'Keep well back from vehicle in front', police warnpublished at 07:48 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
Here's some common sense advice from Cleveland Police for motorists this morning.
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Airport passengers should 'arrive as normal'published at 07:41 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
Confirmation from Newcastle International Airport that services have so far not been disrupted by the bad weather and passengers are being advised to "arrive as normal".
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A19 at Crathorne reopened following earlier collisionpublished at 07:36 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
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Eight school closures nowpublished at 07:33 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
Eight schools in the North East are closed now. Here is the full list:
County Durham
Framwellgate School in Durham
Bullion Lane Primary School in Chester-le-Street
Tyne and Wear
Dryden School in Gateshead
Hiltop School in Gateshead
Gibside School, Whickham
Northumberland
Nunnykirk - Centre for Dyslexia near Morpeth
Bellingham First and Middle Schools
Airports avoid cancellations and rail services back on trackpublished at 07:24 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
Colin Briggs
Look North
There's good news on public transport. No delays or cancellations have been announced at either Newcastle or Durham Tees Valley airports this morning, although BA cancelled the early evening service to and from Heathrow yesterday.
On the railways, frozen points in the Newcastle area meant some early services were slightly delayed but at this stage there are no major problems.
More showers are expected throughout the morning though, some of them heavy and causing severe delays.
Six schools so far announce closurepublished at 07:19 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
BBC Newcastle
As of 07:00, it's been announced six schools in the region will be closed today because of the snowfall. They are:
County Durham:
Framwellgate School in Durham
Bullion Lane Primary School in Chester-le-Street
Tyne and Wear:
Dryden School in Gateshead
Northumberland:
Nunnykirk Centre for Dyslexia
Bellingham First and Middle schools
Snow stretches through Teesside into Northumberlandpublished at 07:10 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
Colin Briggs
Look North
Well, the Beast from the East is here and the bulk of the snow at the moment stretches from North Yorkshire up through Teesside and into Northumberland.
Showers on and off since the early hours have given Newcastle a couple of inches of snow. City centre roads have generally been treated, but away from that conditions have varied greatly.
The A19 through Teesside is down to one lane in many parts. It's closed southbound at Crathorne, in North Yorkshire, near the A184 Ellerbeck junction, after an accident. And police report the A1M at Leeming is difficult at present.
Meanwhile in rural County Durham, the main A68 is closed at Rowley Bank after an accident involving a lorry.
Overturned lorry on A1231 caused early disruptionpublished at 07:04 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2018
An overturned lorry caused problems on the A1231 eastbound near the A182 near Sunderland earlier with motorists diverted while the vehicle was removed.
Northumbria Police tweeted this picture shortly before 04:30, although the road has now been cleared ahead of rush hour.
Officers say the road is passable with care.
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