Pub party trapped by snow

strong feeling of camaraderie. Pub staff said there had been heavy snowfalls all through the night following New Year’s Eve. It was 2ft deep by the pub, but up to 7ft in drifts, making the roads impassable.

Guests began heading for home yesterday after road-gritting crews and snow ploughs broke through.

Elsewhere in the region there was more heavy snow, including the Halifax and Huddersfield areas.

Snow and ice caused traffic tailbacks on the M62 between Rishworth Moor and Ainley Top.

The cold snap is forecast to last throughout the first two weeks of January, with Yorkshire, North-East England and parts of Scotland being worst affected. Temperatures could fall to -15C.