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This section of Stand Lane was eventually opened to single line traffic after being blocked by heavy snow
RADCLIFFE was covered in a blanket of snow after being hit by the worst blizzards in years.
After a night of whining wind and pelting show, hundreds of people awoke to power cuts, disrupted transport services, delayed tradesmen, and other inconvenience.
Road conditions on the first night, Monday, were treacherous as ice quickly formed beneath the whirling show. Many motorists and motorcyclists abandoned their vehicles, and lorry drivers spent the night huddled in their cabs.
Council workers were on duty throughout the night, using snow ploughs to try to keep the main roads open.
Many roads were blocked the next day by drifts more than 4ft deep. Council workers cleared Stand Lane for traffic by 5am, but Ringley Road was still blocked in places until late in the afternoon. Back streets were piled high with snow, making conditions difficult for coal men.
The heavy snow caused delays to bus and train services, with the late trains meaning that milk supplies arriving from Cheshire were four hours late. Bread and other deliveries were also delayed.
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Milkman Mr T. H. Banks said: "I have had to dig my way out of the snow all morning. My deliveries are about four hours late. The trains were late bringing the milk."
Children at local schools did not receive their daily bottle of milk until lunchtime and some school dinners arrived late.
A power cut in the Bolton Road area meant that Bolton Road School had to be closed.
Ambulance drivers struggled to reach patients, with only emergency cases being answered.
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