Cumbria's gritters are salting a number of key roads across the county tonight.

The county council vehicles are patrolling 'priority one' routes including the A595 and A596 from Carlisle to west Cumbria as well as the A594 Cockermouth to Maryport road and the A6071 and A689 in north Cumbria.

A stretch of the A7 will also be pre-salted as temperatures are predicted to drop below zero.

Gritters will also be in action in and around Penrith and Appleby, Alston Moor (including Hartside), Shap, Keswick, Lorton, Sedbergh, Wigton, Caldbeck and Irthington.


For more details about the routes to be gritted visit the Highways and pavements page on the county council website