Weather Warning: snow and ice expected

The Met Office has weather warnings in place with expected snow and ice over the weekend, Saturday 4 January and Sunday 5 January.

Outbreaks of snow are expected on Saturday night, starting off in Cheshire, and then milder air which could form ice expected on Sunday morning. Merseyside (including Wirral) and Cheshire are amongst the areas most at risk of exposure to these elements, which may continue into the beginning of next week (Monday 7 January).

Gritting

Crews have been out for the past two nights and will continue to be on standby 24/7 as the increased colder weather sweeps in.

Bins

There are no scheduled collections over the weekend however, street cleansing operations will continue, albeit with caution. 

If the weather conditions carry on into next week, the council will work with it's waste contractor, Biffa, to respond to any impacts.  

Key contacts

• Emergency - immediate risk to life = 999
• Police non-emergency = 101
• Streetscene (report issues on the public highway) = 0151 606 2004 (9am-5pm, Mon-Fri) or 0151 647 7810 (out of hours)
• Utilities - to report power outages = 105

Residents are advised that the council's social media channels are not the place to report a problem. Most issues can be reported via our website. 

Check out the Met Office website for further updates and advice