ALL schools and nurseries in East Lothian will re-open tomorrow (Monday) as the situation in the county improves following the Beast from the East snow storm.
All East Lothian Council schools, nurseries and specialist education provision will re-open tomorrow (Monday). Transport providers will contact parents directly if any issues collecting pupils from more isolated rural areas (outwith towns & villages) due to road conditions.
— East Lothian Council (@ELCouncil) March 4, 2018
A statement on the East Lothian Council website said: "All East Lothian Council schools, nurseries and specialist education provision will re-open tomorrow (Monday).
"We are working closely with providers who transport pupils from more isolated rural areas (outwith towns and villages) to and from our schools. Transport providers will contact parents directly if there are any difficulties collecting pupils from these locations due to road conditions.
"There has been a huge amount of effort by our teams to clear snow from pathways – thanks to parents and residents for their assistance with this.
"Please be aware of surface conditions given the low temperature. Ensure children walking to school have appropriate footwear and are dressed to the conditions. In the interests of the safety, children and young people should go straight into the school building on arrival."
A yellow 'be aware' warning of snow and ice from the Met Office remains in place until the end of Monday and more snow is forecast to fall for much of today (Sunday), gradually turning to rain in the evening and into Monday.
Although roads are in a far better state now than earlier in the week, police say there is still a strong possibility of travel disruption today.
⚠️ Met Office Weather Warnings ⚠️
— Traffic Scotland (@trafficscotland) March 4, 2018
Yellow warning for snow and ice between 00:05 Sun 4th and 23:55 Mon 5th
Police are advising that there is still a High Risk of Disruption across Scotland pic.twitter.com/aSe9gJduvc
An accident on the eastbound carriageway of the A1 caused some lunchtime disruption but has now been cleared.
A1 A6093 Haddington - Thistly Cross - Accident, All lanes restricted Southbound for up to 30 minutes has been cleared. #TSIncident
— Traffic Scotland (@trafficscotland) March 4, 2018
Train services are now back up and running, though there is still some disruption to bus services in the county.
Thank you all so much for your patience over the last few days, everyone at the ScotRail Alliance really appreciate it.
— ScotRail (@ScotRail) March 4, 2018
We're happy to say that Scotland's railway is now open!
Please continue to check your journey: https://t.co/k62AoQhP0M
as alterations may still occur ^AE pic.twitter.com/RkmVFzu9pg
**WEEKEND SERVICE UPDATE**
— Prentice of Haddington (@prenticecoaches) March 3, 2018
A reminder that we will be running our 108 today but no other services. pic.twitter.com/P9DGFDHGU6
Service Update: Our 124 is now operating its full normal route.
— East Coast Buses (@EastCoastBuses) March 4, 2018
Service 104 –Normal Route.
Service 106 –Normal Route.
Service X7 – Normal Route.
Service 113 – Terminating at Tranent
Service 124 – Normal Route
Service 140 – Normal Route.
Getting in and out of rural communities should now be possible, the council says, but conditions remain challenging and care should be taken on the roads.
This pic from rural East Lothian gives a sense of the work around the clock to get the county moving again. Progress has been made although it is snowing again at the moment. Huge thanks to farmers, local groups and individuals for their massive efforts in our towns and villages. pic.twitter.com/GQ974NJeRC
— East Lothian Council (@ELCouncil) March 4, 2018
Bin collections missed over the last few days will be rearranged, the council says, but garden waste collections have been suspended until next Friday (March 9).
The council's four recycling centres are open today, closing at 4.15pm.
While snow may continue today and potentially into Monday, the early part of next week is set to see temperatures rise enough above freezing that precipitation is likely to fall as rain.
Good morning, some rain or showers today, falling as snow in the north. https://t.co/jtrhUzUBdR ^Ash pic.twitter.com/a0ua5ir9fG
— Met Office (@metoffice) March 4, 2018
There is still a strong possibility, however, of more snowfall later in the week.
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