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Daily Record
Daily Record
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Shirley Bartynek

Delayed start to schools in South Lanarkshire as heavy snow hits

A number of schools and nurseries throughout South Lanarkshire will have a delayed start to their learning this morning as heavy snow fell last night.

South Lanarkshire Council have stated that at present 47 schools and seven nurseries will not open until 10am due to adverse weather conditions.

A yellow weather warning was issued by the Met Office yesterday as blustery snow showers streamed into the north.

The warning remains in place by the Met Office who tweeted minutes ago: "A band of rain is pushing south eastwards across England and Wales this morning bringing some heavy bursts at times.

The list includes:

Auldhouse Primary School

Bankhead Primary School

Biggar Primary School

Blackwood Primary School and Nursery

Braehead Primary School

Canberra Primary School

Carmichael Primary School

Carnwath Primary School

Carstairs Primary School

Carstairs Junction Primary School

Coulter Primary School

Craigbank Primary School

Crawford Primary School

Dalserf Primary School

David Livingstone Primary School

Douglas Primary School

Forth Primary School

Kirklandpark Primary School

Kirkton Primary School

Kirktonholme Primary School

Lamington Primary School

Lanark Primary School

Law Primary School

iberton Primary School

Long Calderwood Primary School

Machanhill Primary School

Milton Primary School

Mount Cameron Primary School (10am start but for those children who attend the Gaelic school and are picked up by transport a member of staff is in school at 9am)

Netherburn Primary School

Newfield Primary School

St Athanasius Primary School

St Bride's Primary School, Bothwell

St John's Primary School, Blackwood

St Leonard's Primary School

St Mark’s Primary School Hamilton

St Mark's Primary School, Rutherglen

St Mary's Primary School, Hamilton

St Mary’s Primary School, Lanark

St Mary’s Primary School, Larkhall

St Ninian's Primary School

St Paul's Primary School, Hamilton

Stonehouse Primary School

Tinto Primary School

Townhill Primary School

Rigside Primary School

Robert Owen Memorial Primary School

Underbank Primary School

Wiston Primary School

Woodhead Primary School and Woodpark Primary School.

Nurseries include: Blackwood Primary School and Nursery, Cathkin Community Nursery, St Paul's Nursery (opening at 9am), Rigside Community Nursery, Springlaw Nursery, Larkhall Children’s Centre and Woodhill ELC.

"Showers of rain, #sleet and #snow are following behind across Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England."

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