Thousands without power after Storm Goretti snow

More than 10,000 properties were left without power in Shropshire, following heavy snow overnight.

National Grid said it had been "working around the clock" to get electricity restored, but Field Operations Director Roisin Quinn said the conditions had "made it difficult for our teams to reach some areas to carry out repairs safely".

People are being encouraged to continue to report faults.

The snow also caused almost 250 schools to be closed in the county and rail services to be cancelled.

Severn Trent said a "small number" of homes also had their water supply cut off or experienced low water pressure when a pumps failed due to the power outages.

The company said it was working to restart the pumps, but there could be some disruption to the water supply over the course of the day.

By 18:00 GMT on Friday National Grid said just over 3,000 homes were still without power.

Lee Hassan, who lives in Clee Hill said he had 18 inches (46cm) of snow in his garden and there had been drifts up to 4ft (1.2m) deep in places.

There was a "great community" in the area he said, and he had been supporting two men whose car became stuck in snow overnight.

Hassan said he had brought them blankets, let them use his bathroom and took them to the local pub.

He thanked farmers in the area, who had helped clear the roads, but said many were impassible on Friday morning, without a four-wheel drive vehicle.

On Thursday night, Gareth Pugh from Cressage said he found about 30 cars, buses and an ambulance stuck on the steep road up to Much Wenlock, at Harley Bank.

He described the conditions there as "pretty treacherous".

Tim Russell from Clun said he had lost his electricity last night and had been struck by "how reliant we are" on it.

West Midlands Trains and Transport for Wales rail services were affected on Friday, with some trains cancelled and others disrupted.

But the Severn Valley Railway was able to come to the aid of Network Rail and help clear snow from the line overnight.

It got in touch with a local diesel trains group called the Class 50 Alliance and they supplied a locomotive with a snow plough which spent nine hours overnight, clearing tracks across the West Midlands.

Station manager Craig Jackson from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said there had been planning meetings with other agencies to prepare for the heavy snow.

He said there were a number of collisions on the roads overnight and the snow had brought down trees and power cables.

Although the snow was melting in the afternoon, he said driving conditions remained difficult, with standing water on the roads.

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