EAST Lothian is facing its third major day of snow disruption as the Beast from the East continues.
For the third day in a row, all schools and nurseries in the county are shut.
SCHOOLS UPDATE: All East Lothian Council schools, nurseries & specialist education provision will remain CLOSED to pupils on Friday, 2 March, due to adverse weather.
— East Lothian Council (@ELCouncil) March 1, 2018
Trains will not be running in East Lothian or the wider region all day.
Some bus services, however, have restarted, including East Coast Buses and Lothian Buses.
However, Prentice Coaches will not be running buses all day.
CUSTOMER UPDATE - PLEASE SHARE pic.twitter.com/davOExbt0W
— Lothian Buses (@on_lothianbuses) March 2, 2018
⚠️ There are NO services operating in the AMBER warning area this morning (see below tweet).
— ScotRail (@ScotRail) March 2, 2018
Lines need to be tested to check if they are safe.
We will aim to reintroduce services later in the day, if it is safe to do so.https://t.co/9yumdug8HZ
CUSTOMER UPDATE - PLEASE SHARE pic.twitter.com/1iQkaj8xNE
— East Coast Buses (@EastCoastBuses) March 2, 2018
**1300 SERVICE UPDATE**
— Prentice of Haddington (@prenticecoaches) March 2, 2018
Following further assessments and an update on road closures from @ELCouncil we will not be running any buses today. We realise this may be frustrating for passengers but many sections of our routes are either closed or unsuitable for us to use.
Police are still advising people not to travel.
Calling all the early risers this morning.
— Traffic Scotland (@trafficscotland) March 2, 2018
Thinking about getting in your vehicle ? Stop !
Advice from @policescotland is to AVOID travelling on the roads
Here's our wee vid below with some advice #heretohelp pic.twitter.com/QQTgzVcrei
Currently blocked outside Gullane #eastlothian I’m luckily in a 4x4 but don’t travel ! @ELCouncil @elcourier pic.twitter.com/lk35OV3UjP
— Delia Ridley-Thomas (@DeliaR_T) March 2, 2018
On the way yesterday to clear health centres at Cockenzie and Prestonpans assisted by Gary MacPherson. This is the road from Whitekirk to North Berwick.
— Andrew Fiddes (@fiddes_andrew) March 2, 2018
Now on the way to Musselburgh Health Centrre.
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Yes, that really is somebody trying to drive up the Heugh in North Berwick!!!@elcourier @ELCouncil 🤪🤪🤪 pic.twitter.com/SUpWMCU36x
— Scott Craig (@scotty2hotty76) March 2, 2018
All bin collections in East Lothian have been suspended for today (Friday), while the council recycling centres remain closed until further notice.
The council has confirmed that libraries in Dunbar, East Linton, Gullane, Haddington, Musselburgh, North Berwick, Prestonpans, Port Seton and Wallyford will be open tomorrow (Saturday) but that Longniddry Ormiston and Tranent will be closed.
An amber 'be prepared' weather warning from the Met Office - the second most severe possible - was in place until 10am this morning and has now been downgraded to the less severe yellow 'be aware' level.
Good morning UK, Rebecca here. Multiple weather warnings are in place for today, please check our warnings page: https://t.co/QwDLMfRBfs. Or via our Met Office weather app. More info: https://t.co/2RM2CsMmnn Take care today! pic.twitter.com/9fv5KLsnpd
— Met Office (@metoffice) March 2, 2018
An East Linton woman was reported missing yesterday in the freezing conditions. She was found in the early hours of this morning and has been taken to hospital for exposure.
READ MORE: Missing woman taken to hospital after being found on freezing road
The forecast for East Lothian is for snow, sometimes heavy, to continue well into the afternoon before gradually easing off.
EnjoyLeisure facilities will close today at 2.30pm but hope to open at the weekend as normal.
Angela Leitch, council chief executive, said: "The severe weather continues to have significant impact on East Lothian and our residents.
"We’re grateful for the efforts of people in many of our communities for checking up on neighbours and helping out where they can.
“We’re doing our utmost to get East Lothian moving again and are working closely the emergency services within the council’s Coordination Centre.
"We will continue to have a relentless focus on dealing with the various challenges and will make sure that we continue to keep you advised of progress.”
Winds will remain strong, resulting in some blizzard conditions, while temperatures will remain at or below freezing all day, making conditions on roads and pathes treacherous once again.
From this evening onwards the weather is set to ease, but there are more yellow weather warnings that remain in place for tomorrow, Sunday and Monday, while there are set to be many more less severe snow showers next week, with temperatures struggling to get much above freezing.
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