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Last Updated: 10/01/2025
Knaresborough
Knaresborough

Gallery: How our week of snow and ice unfolded

by John Grainger

| 11 Jan, 2025
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Sledging on Kirkgate in Knaresborough. Pic: Jackie Martin

Last weekend saw the arrival of the most extreme winter conditions seen since the Beast from the East in 2018.

Deep snow followed by a week-long deep freeze hitting a nighttime low of -12 degrees C have transformed the landscape of many streets.

Here, we take a look at how the week unfolded.

The snow started to fall late on Saturday night and carried on through the night and Sunday morning. North Yorkshire Council webcams told the story vividly – in black and white.

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View from North Yorkshire Council's webcam on the Harrogate bypass early on Sunday morning

On Sunday morning, children and photographers ventured out to make the most of the snow.

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The Castle Yard, Knaresborough. Pic: Jackie Martin

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Pic: Matt Webley

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Newby Hall looking majestic in the snow. Credit: Newby Hall and Gardens

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Ripon Cathedral

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But it also caused disruption, as bus services were suspended, trains delayed, and flights cancelled.

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The Harrogate line. Photo: Matt Webley.

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Snowploughs have been clearing snow from the runway at Leeds Bradford Airport. Photo: LBA.

The priority routes were ploughed and gritted, sometimes with difficulty.

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Gritter stuck on Valley Drive. Credit: Sarah Bowes

Other routes were treated too over the following days.

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Council workers gritting next to Harrogate's war memorial.

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Contractors working for North Yorkshire Council have been using quad bikes to treat pavements.

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Tractor towing a gritting hopper

But plenty of increasingly slippery ice remains, especially on the pavements.

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Icy pavement outside Western Primary School in Harrogate

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Icy footpaths in Ripon during the recent big freeze

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Outside the Leeds Road Practice in Harrogate, four days after snow fell

Efforts to clear the snow and ice are continuing, although not at the speed some would like.

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Some gritting has had to be done by hand

And in the meantime, some stunning views remain.

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The Cenotaph in Harrogate

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Snow on the Stray near St John's Well. Photo: Bill Shaw.

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