WEATHER WARNING: Snow predicted for West Sussex

A WEATHER warning has been issued by West Sussex County Council, as heavy snow is expected in the county within the next 36 hours.

The county council is currently gritting major routes as a precaution, and urges drivers to avoid driving in snow unless the journey is absolutely necessary.

There are 33 gritting routes in West Sussex: A roads, most of the B roads and other roads of local importance, such as, bus routes and roads to schools and hospitals.

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A school closure website has also been set up at www.westsussex.gov.uk

Keep up with the snow forcast with the Littlehampton Gazette's weather service.

Travellers can check live train departure times from Littlehampton railway station, by clicking here.

Britain's Twitter users have been adding their snow sightings to Ben Marsh's UKsnow map .

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Twitter users can add their sightings by tweeting #uksnow, the first half of your postcode, and rate the snow out of 10.

Should there be snow, readers are welcome to send in their photographs (1MB or smaller please) to digital editor Sarah Booker by email to [email protected].

Please include your name, contact details, and where the photograph was taken.

The Gazette's sister publications in northern England and the Midlands have stunning photographs of snow scenes in their areas.

Click on the town names below to see snowy scenes from:

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire

Chesterfield, Derbyshire

Matlock, Derbyshire

Bakewell, Derbyshire

Northumberland

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