Many Denbighshire schools have confirmed they will not be opening on Thursday due to the wintry conditions and the school and college transport services will not operate in the county.
The schools closed are:
- Ysgol Dewi Sant, Rhyl
- Blessed Edward Jones, Rhyl
- Ysgol Emmanuel, Rhyl
- Rhyl High School
- Ysgol y Faenol, Bodelwyddan
- Ysgol y Castell, Rhuddlan
- Ysgol Tremeirchion
- Ysgol Hiraddug, Dyserth
- Ysgol Glan Clwyd, St Asaph
- Prestatyn High School
- Ysgol Tir Morfa, Rhyl
- St Asaph Infants
- Ysgol Esgob Morgan, St Asaph
- Ysgol Henllan
- St Brigid’s School, Denbigh
- Heulfre Juniors, Denbigh
- Ysgol Twm o’r Nant, Denbigh
- Ysgol y Parc Infants
- Ysgol Frongoch Juniors, Denbigh.
- Ysgol Plas Brondyffryn, Denbigh
- Gwaenynog Infants, Denbigh
- Ysgol Bryn Clwyd, Llandyrnog
- Ysgol Rhewl
- Ysgol Bro Cinmeirch, Llanrhaeadr
- Ysgol Brynhyfryd, Ruthin
- Rhos Street School, Ruthin
- Ysgol Pen Barras, Ruthin
- Ysgol Borthyn, Ruthin
- Ysgol Pentrecelyn
- Ysgol Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd
- Ysgol Dyffryn Ial (Bryneglwys and Llandegla sites)
- Ysgol Gellifor
- Ysgol Llantysilio
- Ysgol Pant Pastynog, Prion
- Ysgol Clocaenog
- Ysgol Llandrillo
- Nursery year at Ysgol Bryn Collen, Llangollen (the rest of the school will remain open)
- Ysgol Dinas Bran, Llangollen
- Ysgol Plas Cefndy, Rhyl
- Stepping Stones, Rhyl
- Project 10& 11, Rhyl.
Meanwhile, Denbighshire’s Passenger Transport team has announced that no school or college transport service will operate on Thursday, 7 January on a number of health and safety grounds:
The Council is unable to guarantee that all school sites have been gritted and cleared of snow, and are therefore safely accessible for transport vehicles; Many of the routes operated are in the more rural areas, where roads are impassable;
Other routes in more urban areas take in housing estates and side roads, which larger vehicles are unable to negotiate due to ice and/or abandoned vehicles
Weather forecast is still not good for Thursday, with forecasts predicting -8 degrees and icy conditions
Some transport providers are unable to acquire drivers to operate the routes due to the adverse weather.
Further information will appear on Denbighshire’s website: www.denbighshire.gov.uk
