Weather forecast
The Met Office has issued two Weather Warnings covering the district.
Amber weather warning - ice from 10am Sat 15 to 6am Sun 16 December
Freezing rain is expected to cause widespread ice, with very dangerous travelling conditions likely. Power & other services, such as telephone & mobile phone coverage are likely to be interrupted or cut
Yellow weather warning - snow & ice from 9am on Sat 15 to 9am on Sun 16 Dec
Possible travel delays and cancellations, stranding some vehicles & passengers. Power cuts may occur and other services, such as mobile phone coverage, may be affected.
Gritting and roads update
 Our gritting crews will be patrolling overnight tonight (Fri 14 Dec) covering over 300 miles our gritting routes.
We are planning a full grit on Priority 1 routes tomorrow and will be monitoring the forecast and the weather and will grit our priority routes as necessary.
Our priority routes include:
- bus routes
- roads with access to hospitals and schools
- roads that carry the highest amount of traffic.
This covers over 700 miles of roads - 62% of our road network.
We will also be gritting seven footpath routes including the two in the city centre and routes in Keighley, Bingley, Shipley, Ilkley, and Saltaire as necessary.
View gritting routes and find grit bins
On our website, you can view a map showing all our gritting routes and locations of our grit bins.Please familiarise yourself with our Priority 1 grit routes to help planning journeys
 The advice during icy conditions is to avoid unnecessary journeys, but if you do have to drive, take care and be prepared.
If you have to drive during icy conditions please:
- allow extra time
- leave plenty of space between you and the vehicle in front
- drive slowly and carefully, even on gritted roads, which can still be hazardous.
- remember that a gritter is about twice the width of a car. So if you park on a gritting route, try to park so that our vehicles can get through to grit the roads.
When considering driving in extreme conditions, ask yourself:
- is your journey really necessary?
- have you checked weather forecasts and road conditions?
- have you familiarised yourself with the Priority One gritting routes when planning your journey
- have you got plenty of fuel?
- does anyone know where you are going and your expected time of arrival?
- have you got warm clothing, hot drinks, food, boots, a torch, grit and shovel with you?
- is your mobile phone charged up?
Cold weather can lead to serious health problems and even kill. So as temperatures drop please keep a eye out for your neighbours, family and friends to make sure everybody stays warm and well.
People who have suffered from heart attacks, strokes or pneumonia, people who are 65 or over; or people with chronic health condition, are particularly at risk.
Support for vulnerable people
The Warm Homes Healthy People service provides individual support to the urgent needs of vulnerable people living in cold homes. The service is free to any householder who lives in the Bradford Metropolitan District and who meets the eligibility criteria.
To find out more or make a referral, please call us on 0808 1683547 (freephone) or 0113 238 0601 or visit the Warm Homes Healthy People website.
If you are concerned about vulnerable neighbours or friends during the severe weather, please contact our Adult Services Access Point as soon as possible on 01274 435400.
Help for rough sleepers
If you are worried about someone sleeping on the streets, please call 01274 309165. Additional beds are available & outreach workers will be out making sure no-one has to sleep out in the cold. Everyone who stays for a cold weather bed is provided with support around resolving their housing situation on a longer term basis.
Looking after animals in cold weather
 It’s not just people we need to look out for. Here’s some advice for looking after your pets and other animals in cold weather.
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