Weather latest: Ice causes chaos on North Dorset roads

Flash warning of ice issued for Bournemouth and Poole
Flash warning of ice issued for Bournemouth and Poole
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ICE caused chaos in parts of North Dorset on Saturday morning.

Police advised drivers against using the road between Blandford and Melbury because of ice on the road at Spread Eagle Hill, near Melbury Street.

And the C13 Higher Shaftesbury Road was closed between Iwerne Minster and Blandford.

Dorset County Council gritters were out at 4am on Friday night to stave off the worst of the cold.

You can see when the roads were last salted and requested a gritter using the links in our new snow sections at bournemouthecho.co.uk/snow.

The Met Office weather has removed warnings of blizzards for Tuesday and Wednesday.

Snow is still expected in and around Southampton on Tuesday, however.

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