THE county council has confirmed gritting teams have been out twice on Worcestershire roads in the last 12 hours after some suggestion on social media that people hadn't seen grit on the roads. 

The local authority said its first run was at 7.30 pm yesterday evening (Monday, November 18) was followed by a further run at 2am this morning with snow ploughs fitted around 6am on higher ground.

A spokesperson for Worcestershire County Council said: "All the primary and secondary roads are running freely and we’ve cleared some key areas, around schools for example. 

"Drivers still need to take care on the narrower, minor roads which haven’t been treated.

"A cold health amber alert has been issued for the West Midlands until 6 pm on 23 Nov.

"For local information to help you stay well visit the Worcestershire Winters Well website: www.worcestershire.gov.uk/winter."