Heavy snowfall overnight has done little to disrupt travel and public services in the Ilkley area.

Although many roads and paths were covered as snow fell last night and this morning, no roads in the area were closed.

Bradford Council gritting crews were out throughout the district all night, and gritters are also expected to be out through the day today.

Schools in the area, due to break up for their Christmas holiday at the end of the week, remained open today. Bus services are still running although operators advised Metro they are running ‘as normal a service as possible’.

Metro says some estates with untreated roads may not be served by buses, at the drivers’ discretion.

Rail services on the Wharfedale Line are also running, with just slight delays to some services this morning.

With more snow forecast for this weekend, Bradford Council says it will stay vigilant.

Bradford Council highways manager, Kevin Whitaker, said: "The gritting crews have been working all night and we have now had a change of shift so they can carry on through the day. They are still out gritting at the moment and we are waiting for an update in the weather forecast so we can adjust our strategy to suit the circumstances.

"If more snow is forecast we will do our utmost to make sure the district’s roads are kept as clear as possible."

Some outbound flights at Leeds Bradford International Airport were cancelled on Thursday night, and some arrivals were diverted to Manchester. Passengers were ferried to Leeds by coach.

There were delays of several hours to some arrivals in Thursday night, and slight delays are expected on arriving flights today.