Football fixtures cancelled at ALL council parks

Amateur footballers will be left kicking their heels this weekend after Sheffield Council cancelled ALL fixtures at its parks and playing fields this weekend.
Footballers will have to find other ways to entertain themselves in the snowFootballers will have to find other ways to entertain themselves in the snow
Footballers will have to find other ways to entertain themselves in the snow

The council announced this evening that no games would take place on Saturday or Sunday as the snow meant it was unable to mark out the pitches for league matches.

Many schools in Sheffield are due to remain closed tomorrow, after the cold weather front dubbed the Beast from the East blanketed the city in snow and sent temperatures plummeting.