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DS Risk Warning: Weather; Snow and Ice

  Hello all, We don't usually comment on Yellow Warnings but as the 'S' word is mentioned, here goes: The Met Office has issued warnings as follows: 1. Yellow warning for South West England: Snow and Ice Between 21:00 (UTC) on Mon 6 Mar 2023 and 10:00 (UTC) on Tue 7 Mar 2023 ​2. ​ Yellow warning for South West England: Snow Between 00:00 (UTC) on Wed 8 Mar 2023 and 23:59 (UTC) on Wed 8 Mar 2023 ​The warnings cover the whole of our regional support area. The first warning , repeated below, for us boils down to: There'll be some snow settling on higher ground but probably not much. It may happen on lower ground in places but we haven't a clue on how it will pan out at present! However it will clear away. DS says; We kno​w calling a closure is one of your most difficult decisions. However, on this basis, all we can advise is that you make sure you've ticked all the boxes of our winter weather advice, done your preparations, have your plan ready to open on a rollin