LEIGHTON-Linslade residents have been praised for their reaction to the snow by Central Bedfordshire Council.
Cllr Brian Spurr, Executive Member for Sustainable Communities Services said: “I am pleased with residents’ reaction after this winter’s snow. Frankly it is February and we should expect some snow but from what I have seen, residents have simply just got on with it.”
Cllr Spurr was speaking after figures showed gritting crews used a 1000 tonnes of salt on approximately 50% of Central Bedfordshire highways.
Up to 18 crews of the ‘White Knights’ - so-called after they were named following a competition last year - worked around the clock over the weekend to keep Central Bedfordshire moving.
Cllr Spurr, said: “Our gritting crews did a grand job over the weekend in keeping our main roads clear. They met the challenge with true grit and determination to keep Central Bedfordshire moving.”