Review to check how Sheffield coped with the snow

A review of how Sheffield coped with a week of heavy snow and ice will be carried out to see if the council was fully prepared for the poor conditions.

The city came to a stand still as buses found it impossible to access areas of Sheffield which are on higher ground. The back-log of traffic meant that the gridlocked roads stretched right into the city centre. Some taxi firms refused to go to certain areas of the city for fear that their cars would not be able to handle the poor surface of the roads.

Both Labour and the Liberal Democratic parties are eagerly awaiting the review on how well the city coped in the bad weather. Whilst in opposition, the Liberal Democrat's were critical of how quickly the roads became inaccessible.

There will be many parents who will want answers from the report as to how the council will stop this happening again. The snow resulted in 144 schools closed meaning thousands of children had to be found alternative supervision. When council leader Paul Scriven was asked what he expected from the report he said;

"I am sure there are areas on which we can imporove. We want the review so that we can give the people of Sheffield the improvements they need".

Michal Lodej, The Steel Bugle.