Thursday's Live Blog
10pm: It seems that most people are now tucked up in bed ready for an early start tomorrow as emergency services have reported a relatively quiet night.
Sussex Police said there had been “a lot of snow related incidents but all fairly insignificant.”
In the two hours since our last post, both West and East Sussex Fire have reported no call outs.
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8pm: Police and fire report a rather quiet night so far.
Sussex Police report there are fewer people out tonight on the roads.
A spokesman said: “We are running along and not as busy as last night.
West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service report hardly any calls while East Sussex Fire and Rescue have two shuts at the moment. One is in Hove while the other in Eastbourne.
Both are floods caused by burst water pipes.
The Goose Pub in Southover Street, Brighton, is fine with no building damage and no one was hurt after a lorry slid into it earlier.
A spokeswoman for East Sussex Fire said that crews had called Brighton and Hove City Council to close the street because of public safety.
The lorry has been made safe and secure and will probably be recovered in the morning.
There are no reported incidents on the road although there are disruption to flights at Gatwick.
7.40pm: City College Brighton and Hove will be closed on Friday because of the weather.
A statement on its website reads: "Whilst main road conditions and rail links have improved considerably today, pedestrian and car access to College sites is still unsafe, and is extremely unlikely to improve tomorrow.
"We are intending to reopen the College on Monday for a 10am start of classes, so please be ready to return on Monday unless adverse conditions over the weekend lead to a further announcement by 7.30 am on Monday morning."
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, in Rottingdean, has also contacted The Argus to tell readers it is closed tomorrow.
7pm: Reporter Tim Ridgway reports that a lorry has gone into the side of the Goose Pub in Southover Street, Brighton and took this picture.
There were four fire engines at the scene about 30 minutes ago. There are no injuries according to the emergency services at the scene. We'll try and bring you more information later.
5.50pm: Brighton and Hove City Council explains gritting procedures with YouTube video
2.45pm: Brighton and Hove City Council is urging residents and businesses to get out and grit.
Council leader Mary Mears has called on everyone to do their bit.
She said: “We’re doing what we can but residents and businesses can help in the effort to keep the city moving. We’re asking people to ‘Shovel, Sweep, Salt’ if they are able, especially those who live or work in residential and side streets.
“Council staff, including many seconded from other services, are working flat out gritting the highways and major paths.
“But we are experiencing the worst cold snap we’ve had for decades it would be of great service if people could do their bit to clear the snow and ice.”
2pm: Argus reporter Richard Gurner has just made it into the office after spending the morning shooting a video report in the city centre.
He said: “I caught the 5B Hollingbury bus but it went along the A23 London Road and I had to walk it from there up Carden Avenue.
“The city centre was eerily quiet this morning and Churchill Square was empty.
“The seafront was very picturesque and the West Pier looked fantastic.”
9.24am: Powercuts affected parts of Brighton last night. Firefighters from Preston Circus fire station said they had a series of calls to the Lewes Road area at 2am after the power failure caused a number of fire alarms to sound.
9.12am: Sussex Police has announced it received more than 1,000 999 calls yesterday, leading to the creation of 2,413 incident reports.
The force also thanked members of the public for acts of kindness towards officers going about their duty.
A spokesman said one officer who was detailed to guard a fallen power cable in Storrington was approached by a resident from a nearby house who apologised that she could not make him a cup of tea because of the electricity failure.
Instead she presented him with a mince pie she had heated on a log fire.
9.09am: An articulated truck has got stuck halfway up Carden Avenue in Hollingbury, Brighton. Some cars are still trying to drive up the road and around the lorry.
9am: Brighton and Hove City Council's gritters came to the rescue of an ambulance stuck in the snow early this morning. A council snowplough truck and crews from Brighton fire station helped to dig out the vehicle after it got stuck with a patient on-board in Beatty Avenue, Coldean, at 5am.
7am: Snow and icy conditions are continuing to cause problems across Sussex today.
Schools across the county have once again been closed, giving children another day to enjoy making snowmen and throwing snowballs at each other.
It will cause a headache for many parents who will have to take the day off work to look after their children.
Michael Jee, headteacher of Alridington Primary School in Eridge Road, Hove, called The Argus to say that his school will be OPEN today.
Up to 5,000 homes were without electricity last night after heavy snow affected power lines.
EDF Energy said that Brighton and Crawley in Sussex were the worst affected=.
A spokesman for the company said engineers had been working to restore electricity supplies but had been further hampered by the difficult conditions on the region's roads.
He said EDF Energy had been in regular contact with the Met Office to monitor the weather conditions and had activated the early stages of its emergency plans.
The spokesman added: "Anyone with power supply problems can call our free power cut helpline on 0800 783 8866 (South East) to hear a message with the latest information for their area or to speak to a customer adviser.
"We do appreciate how difficult it can be to lose power, especially in such cold weather, and would like to apologise for the inconvenience caused."
Bus services in Brighton and Hove have once again been affected.
A comment on the Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company website this morning reads: "Due to the icy conditions all roads in the area are very treacherous.
"We are out checking bus routes and we do now have buses running on the following services."
This is the timetable as of 7.10am: 1 - running between Portslade, Boundary Road and Old Steine
2 - running between Portslade, Boundary Road and Old Steine
5 - we hope to be start running between Blatchington Road and Carden Avenue shortly
7 - a limited service will be running shortly
12 - running between Peacehaven, Roderick Avenue and Churchill Square
25 - running between Lewes Road Garage and Churchill Square. We hope to extend this service further along the Lewes Road shortly.
49 - running between Lewes Road Garage and Portslade
The comment added: "We do apologise for the inconvenience this morning."
On the roads there are some problems again this morning, particularly on the M23.
One lane is blocked due to snow on the M23 both ways between junction 11 A23 Pease Pottage and junction 10 A2011/A264 Crawley.
Lane three is blocked because of a build up of snow.
There are also a number of cars abandoned on the A27.
Many of the problems are again on the smaller roads which have not been gritted.
There are severe disruptions on train services this morning.
On First Capital Connect, there are severe disruptions on the Thameslink route.
There are multiple cancellations and delays, limited service only.
Trains also unable to call at Balcombe due to severe icing of the conductor rail.
Check the website before you leave.
On the Great Northern route: Trains are running to the normal timetable on Thursday, 7 January.
Some services will be 4 carriages long instead of 8 because of train failures caused by the weather.
Gatwick Airport has now re-opened following the earlier runway closure.
There has been significant disruption to inbound and outbound flights and passengers are advised to contact their airline for the latest flight information.
A statement on the Gatwick website said: "We regret the disruption caused to our passengers' travel plans, but the safety and security of aircraft and passengers are our number one priority.
"The temporary closure of the runway to allow us to clear snow is essential to ensuring safety."
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