Sheffield snow LIVE: Black ice on roads, school updates and flood alerts after overnight freeze
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The Star will be bringing you all the latest updates from traffic and travel in South Yorkshire, as well news from schools as they decide how to respond to today’s icy conditions.
Sheffield snow LIVE: Yellow weather warning for ice after overnight freeze likely impacting roads and schools
Key Events
- Sheffield has woken up to find yesterday's blanketing white snow has turned to slush across the city today
- Schools that were expecting their first day back after the holidays are messaging parents to say they have had to remain closed today instead
- Meanwhile, a flood warning is in place in a village in Rotherham, and large parts of North East Doncaster have been issued flood alerts
- Meanwhlie, public transport has been affected again and roads are struggling
Slippery pavements and icy roads in Sheffield this morning
Good morning and welcome to another icy day in Sheffield.
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Yesterday’s slush has had a chance to freeze overnight and now Sheffield’s roads and pavements are quite perilous this morning.
There are widespread reports of black ice on roads and slippery footpaths this morning.
Schools are very likely to start late to give parents more time to get their children to class and navigate their walk to the gates.
We’ll be bringing you the latest updates from Sheffield’s roads, public transport and schools as it happens.
Carterknowle Junior and Holt House Infant
Carterknowle Junior and Holt House Infant schools have shared they will be open today at 11am.
Bin collections Sheffield: Veolia issues update on when to put bins out with service limited amid snow and ice
Bin collections in Sheffield are being disrupted today due to the snow and ice.
It said that waste and recycling collections will be ‘limited’ today, Monday, January 6, due to snow and ice creating ‘difficult conditions’ on the city’s roads and footpaths.
Read more here: https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/politics/bin-collections-sheffield-veolia-issues-update-on-when-to-put-bins-out-with-service-limited-4931104


Snow shuts High Storrs in Sheffield on first day of term
Video from the front gates of High Storrs School, which has closed on what was meant to be the first day of the term after the Christmas break.
Watch as flooding sweeps through Woodseats in Sheffield after park beck breaks its banks
Andy Kershaw shared this shocking video of fast flowing water in Woodseats as Graves Park Beck has reportedly broken its bank.
Sheffield weather: Is it going to snow again? Latest Met Office forecast as more wet weather on the way
Expectations that last night’s heavy rain would clear away Sunday’s settled snow across Sheffield have fallen flat.
Here is The Met Office’s latest forecast for Sheffield and the likelihood of more snow arriving in the next few days.
Read more here: https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/weather/sheffield-weather-is-it-going-snow-again-jan-2025-4931090


Flood alerts issued for Sheffield by Environment Agency after snow and heavy rain
Parts of Sheffield have now been issued flood alerts by the Environment Agency.
The Environment Agency has issued the alert for what it describes as the River Don Middle Catchment - an area which runs along the river from Sheffield city centre out into Rotherham.
It comes as snow begins to melt following Sunday’s snowfall, followed by heavy rain overnight, and includes Kelham Island, parts of the city centre, the Don Valley and Meadowhall.
Read more here: https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/weather/sheffield-snow-flood-alert-environment-agency-snow-heavy-rain-meadowhall-kelham-4930986


Statement from Meadowhall
Meadowhall Shopping Centre has announced it is open today but some individual retailers may be affected due to staff have trouble getting in.
It has also closed all of its upper-level car parks.


A post on the shopping centre’s official Facebook page reads: “ Meadowhall is open today, however there may be some changes to retailers’ opening times due to the weather so please check directly with individual stores before travelling.
“All of our lower level car parks remain open for visitors and staff travelling by car, however, we have closed our upper-level car parks as a precautionary measure.”
More schools closing
More schools are announcing they are closed today:
Mercia School (it is understood Mercia previously said it would open at 10am, but will now close)
King Edward VII School
Westways Primary
Westfield School
Lowedges Primary School
Hinde House Secondary School
Meadowhead School
King Ecgbert School
Talbot Special School
St Thomas of Canterbury Primary
Stannington Infants
Forge Valley School
Lower Meadow Primary Academy
Grenoside School
Mundella Primary School
Beach Hill Nursery School
Silverdale School
Springfield Primary School
UTC Olympic Legacy Park
Chaucer School
Notre Dame
Buses, trams and roads disrupted by snow and ice today after weekend snow
Sheffield is facing major disruption on its transport network today, with bus and tram services facing major disruption by the snow.
All bus services operated in the city by both the major bus companies have been suspended as South Yorkshire wakes up to roads affected by snow and ice, as well as some flooding.


Updates over Stagecoach buses
Here is the latest update on Stagecoach services in Sheffield as of 5.38am today (January 6), 2025).
8
- Birley: Suspended
- Ecclesfield: Suspended
8a
- Dyke Vale Road: Suspended
- Ecclesfield: Suspended
18
- Hillsborough: Suspended
- City Centre: Suspended
18a
- Hillsborough: Suspended
- City Centre: Suspended
20
- Ecclesfield: Suspended
- Hemsworth: Suspended
24
- Woodhouse: Suspended
- Lowedges: Suspended
25
- Woodhouse: Not Scheduled
- City Centre: Not Scheduled
47
- Shiregreen: Suspended
- Herdings: Suspended
48
- Shiregreen: Suspended
- Herdings: Suspended
51
- Charnock: Suspended
- Lodge Moor: Suspended
52a
- Woodhouse: Suspended
- H'boro / Loxley: Suspended
56
- Manor Park / Wybourn: Suspended
- Nether Edge: Suspended
73
- City Centre: Suspended
- Rotherham: Suspended
75
- Jordanthorpe: Suspended
- Chapeltown / High Green: Suspended
75a
- Jordanthorpe: Suspended
- Fox Hill: Suspended
76
- Meadowhall: Suspended
- Lowedges: Suspended
76a
- Meadowhall: Suspended
- Lowedges: Suspended
76e
- Meadowhall: Not Scheduled
- Lowedges: Not Scheduled
80
- Chesterfield: Suspended
- Killamarsh: Suspended
81
- Dore: Suspended
- Stannington: Suspended
82
- Millhouses: Suspended
- Hall Park Head: Suspended
83
- Chapeltown: Suspended
- City Centre: Suspended
86
- Chapeltown: Not Scheduled
- City Centre: Not Scheduled
95
- Walkley: Suspended
- City / Rotherham: Suspended
95a
- Walkley: Suspended
- Crystal Peaks: Suspended
95b
- Walkley: Suspended
- Crystal Peaks: Suspended
95s
- Rotherham: Suspended
97
- Totley: Suspended
- Nthp / Hillsborough: Suspended
98
- Totley Brook: Suspended
- Nthp / Hillsborough: Suspended
115
- East Herringthorpe: Suspended
- Rotherham: Suspended
116
- Ravenfield: Suspended
- Rotherham: Suspended
120
- Peaks / Halfway: Suspended
- Fulwood: Suspended
120k
- Killamarsh: Suspended
- Fulwood: Suspended
139
- Rotherham: Suspended
140
- Rotherham: Suspended
141
- Rotherham: Suspended
142
- Rotherham: Suspended
207
- Rotherham: Suspended
- City Centre: Suspended
216
- Dinnington: Suspended
272
- Castleton: Suspended
- City Centre: Suspended
J33
- City Centre: Not Scheduled
- Rotherham: Not Scheduled
MAN4
- Barlborough: Normal
- City Centre: Normal
X1
- Maltby: Suspended
- City Centre: Suspended
X2
- Maltby / Doncaster: Suspended
- City Centre: Suspended
X3
- Doncaster: Normal
- City Centre: Normal
X5
- Dinnington / Maltby: Suspended
- City Centre: Suspended
Lydgate School remains open
Here’s why it’s important to check with your local school and not assume they are all closed today.
Lydgate Junior School has confirmed it will be open today from 10am as they say they have “local staff” able to get in.


Schools closing in Sheffield, Rotherham and South Yorkshire
Schools that were expecting pupils back today for their first day after the Christmas holidays are instead announcing they are closed today due to poor weather.


Schools that have reportedly announced closures today include:
All Saints’ Catholic High School
Walkley Primary School
St John Fisher, Hackenthorpe
Tapton School
High Storrs School
Intake School
Yewlands Academy
Concord Academy
Wincobank Junior School
Aston Academy
Handsworth Grange Sports
Outwood Academy City
Ballifield
Stradbroke Primary
Wickersley School & Sports College
Rawmarsh Community School
Wingfield Academy
Winterhill School
Swinton Academy
Wath Academy
Clifton Community School
Maltby Academy
Brinsworth Academy
Good morning again Sheffield
Good morning Sheffield and welcome to a wet Monday in Sheffield where yesterday’s snow has turned to slush in the night.
The Star has heard a number of schools that were meant to open for the first time after the holidays have already announced they are staying closed today.
Meanwhile, the village of Whiston has been issued a flood warning, roads are struggling and public transport has been widely affected.
We’ll be bringing you all the updates as we get them.


First South Yorkshire services back on the road but diverted
Many First south Yorkshire bus services are back up and running, but have largely been diverted. Here the list of services and how they have been affected:
8
- Diverted: Main Roads
- From: Ecclesfield
8a
- Diverted: Main Roads
- From: Ecclesfield
18
- Diverted: Main Roads
- To: City Centre
- From: Hillsborough
18a
- Diverted: Main Roads
- To: City Centre
- From: Hillsborough
20
- Diverted: Normal Route
- To: Hemsworth
- Main Roads to Meadowhead
- From: Ecclesfield
24
- Diverted: Manor Park Centre
- To: Lowedges
- Main Roads
- From: Woodhouse
25
- Normal
- To: City Centre
- From: Woodhouse
47
- Diverted: Firth Park
- To: Herdings Olive Grove
- From: Shiregreen
48
- Diverted: Firth Park
- To: Herdings Olive Grove
- From: Shiregreen
51
- Diverted: Olive Grove
- To: Lodge Moor Crosspool
- From: Charnock
52a
- Diverted: Fence Roundabout
- To: Loxley (Terminate Broomhill)
- From: Woodhouse
56
- Diverted: Suspended
- To: Netheredge
- Main Roads
- From: Manor Park
73
- Diverted: Main Roads Missing Bolehill @ Treeton
- To: Rotherham
- Main Roads Missing Bolehill @ Treeton
- From: City Centre
75
- Diverted: Meadowhead
- To: High Green Chapeltown
- From: Jordanthorpe
75a
- Diverted: Meadowhead
- To: Fox Hill Chapeltown
- From: Jordanthorpe
76
- Diverted: Main Roads
- To: Lowedges
- From: Meadowhall
76a
- Diverted: Main Roads
- To: Lowedges
- From: Meadowhall
76e
- Diverted: Main Roads
- To: Lowedges
- From: Meadowhall
80
- Diverted: Main Roads
- To: Killamarsh
- From: Chesterfield
81
- Diverted: Huntersbar
- To: Stannington Malin Bridge
- From: Dore/Millhouses
82
- Diverted: Huntersbar
- To: Hall Park Head Malinbridge
- From: Dore/Millhouses
83
- Diverted: Main Roads
- To: City Centre
- From: Chapeltown
86
- Diverted: Main Roads
- To: City Centre
- From: Chapeltown
95
- Diverted: Hillsborough
- To: Rotherham
- Main Roads
- From: Walkley
95a
- Diverted: Hillsborough
- To: Crystal Peaks
- Main Roads
- From: Walkley
95b
- Diverted: Hillsborough
- To: Crystal Peaks
- Main Roads
- From: Walkley
95s
- Diverted: Rotherham
- Main Roads
- From: Walkley
97
- Diverted: Main Roads
- To: Nthp / Hillsborough
- From: Totley
98
- Diverted: Main Roads then 97 Terminus
- To: Nthp / Hillsborough
- From: Totley Brook
115
- Diverted: Main Roads
- To: Rotherham
- Main Roads
- From: East Herringthorpe
116
- Diverted: Main Roads
- To: Rotherham
- Main Roads
- From: Ravenfield
120
- Diverted: Crystal Peaks via Birley Moor Road
- To: Fulwood (Terminate Ranmoor)
- From: Peaks / Halfway
120k
- Diverted: Normal Route
- To: Fulwood (Terminate Ranmoor)
- From: Killamarsh
139
- Diverted: Main Roads
- To: Rotherham
- Main Roads
- From: Rotherham
140
- Diverted: Main Roads
- To: Rotherham
- Main Roads
- From: Rotherham
141
- Diverted: Main Roads
- To: Rotherham
- Main Roads
- From: Rotherham
142
- Diverted: Main Roads
- To: Rotherham
- Main Roads
- From: Rotherham
207
- Diverted: Main Roads
- To: City Centre
- Main Roads
- From: Rotherham
216
- Diverted:
- From: Dinnington
272
- Diverted: Terminate Fox House
- To: City Centre
- From: Castleton
J33
- Not Scheduled
- To: Rotherham
- From: City Centre
MAN4
- Normal
- To: City Centre
- From: Barlborough
X1
- Normal
- To: City Centre
- From: Maltby
X2
- Normal
- To: City Centre
- From: Maltby / Doncaster
X3
- Normal
- To: City Centre
- From: Doncaster
X5
- Normal
- To: Dinnington / Maltby
- From: City Centre
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