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Carmarthenshire council’s gritting teams will be out again tonight as temperatures continue to plummet. The latest weather forecast for Carmarthenshire shows freezing conditions with road surface temperatures as low as -8°C. Motorists are being warned to drive with care, particularly on untreated roads. Sleet and snow showers are expected this afternoon and tonight, mostly in the west of the county, with possible accumulations of between 1 and 2cm in some places by Friday morning. The weekend and early next week is expected to be very cold for the time of year with road surface temperatures well below freezing by night and some areas remaining below zero by day. Some wintry showers are possible although early indications show no significant amounts of snow expected at this stage. The council’s gritting teams have been out every night this week and looking at the forecast will continue gritting for at least the next five days. Staff are on standby 24-hours, seven-days-a-week during the ...

Residents in Carmarthenshire are being reminded not to use salt from the council’s grit bins for their own driveways. There are around 1100 grit bins in strategic locations across the county to treat local roads and pavements during bad weather. However, last winter saw some people stealing the salt for their own use and there were even instances of it being sold on. Now residents are being warned that this will not be tolerated and anyone caught could even be prosecuted. Director of Technical Services Richard Workman said: “We are urging the public to use the grit bins responsibly. The salt should only be used to make roads and pavements safe and not for people to take and use on their own driveways.” The council’s Environment Scrutiny Committee heard that the authority has increased its salt stock following last year’s national salt shortage which saw many local authorities having to ration supplies and stop using salt on minor roads. Mr Workman told members that it was recommended t...