“Unfortunately we are not in a position to do this as I have to preserve our salt stock so we can maintain the agreed highway network in a safe condition. Whilst we have enough grit for the foreseeable future and more on order we have used approx 40% of our supplies to date. This is also the case for all North East Authorities and highways agency who have used between 40% – 50% so far. The forecast is for this cold weather to stay until the weekend when it looks like it may warm up for a period and although we may get some snow this week it is not going to be as heavy as last week. As resources allow we will plough un treated areas this week as and when we can.”