Wintry weather grips the borough

NORTH Solihull woke to a thick blanket of snow this morning.
An Amber weather warning is in place across the West Midlands, with forecasters suggesting that up to 10cm of the white stuff would be reported in large parts of the region.
The snowfall has caused widespread disruption, with National Express West Midlands confirming that all services had been suspended until further notice.
The rail network has also been hit by delays in what could be a difficult first day for London Northwestern - which has just taken over the West Midlands franchise from London Midland.
The adverse conditions have also forced local people to cancel a number of Christmas events, with the winter woodland walk at Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens (due to take place today) having been called off.
The snow is expected to continue until the early hours of tomorrow morning and although Monday is currently forecast to be bright and sunny, daytime temperatures are unlikely to get above zero. In fact, the Met Office is currently suggesting that the mercury could fall to as low as -6 celsius early on Tuesday.