Snow on the roads has also caused several accidents in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin.
More than 40 schools across Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin shut on Wednesday, after heavy snow caused chaos on roads.
Twenty nine schools shut in Telford and Wrekin because of the conditions, with two opening later in the day.The snow also caused several accidents across the county, including one car flipping onto its roof on Lincoln Hill, Ironbridge. Shrewsbury's Christmas lights switch-on event will still go ahead, although Santa may have to borrow a sleigh, the rotary club said.Elsewhere, gritters with snow ploughs were at the scene of an accident on Rampart Way, near junction five of the M54 in Telford.
Shrewsbury's annual Christmas lights switch-on will still go ahead, but the weather held up Santa's sleigh. Shrewsbury Rotary Club had hoped to bring him into the town on their new "anti-gravity ski sleigh", but will now use a borrowed sleigh instead.“But Rudolph wisely took the decision that under the circumstances we shouldn’t make the trip in the new sleigh for safety reasons."Schools closed as snow and ice warning extendedCold weather sparks snow and ice warning for region
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