UPDATE: 12.26pm

Every cloud has a silver lining for Gwent snooker legend Mark Williams:

UPDATE: 12.24pm

St Marys School in Brynmawr looks wintry too:

UPDATE: 11.20am

No schools closed today, but it looks like they're still having fun at Beaufort Primary:

UPDATE: 9.21am

Firefighters in Aberbargoed are on their way to rescue a person unable to leave their car which is stuck on ice in Hengoed.

UPDATE: 9.21am

There are no reports of school closures.

UPDATE: 8.00am

People are sharing images of snow in social media. 

UPDATE: 7.20am

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UPDATE: 6.30am

THE Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is warning motorists to be prepared for driving in snow and icy conditions - as snow has hit parts of Gwent.

Amongst others, there is snow on the A465 Heads Of The Valleys Road between Brynmawr Roundabout and Ebbw Vale Roundabout.

One lane is closed on the M48 in both directions between J1 Aust and J2 Chepstow because of strong winds.

Ashley Bateman, DVSA’s Assistant Chief Driving Examiner, said: “DVSA’s priorities are to help you through a lifetime of safe driving and to help you keep your vehicle safe to drive.

“Road conditions can suddenly change during the winter, so being well prepared is vital."

Advice from the DVSA includes: 

• checking the weather forecast and road conditions

• considering other routes or types of transport

• allowing extra time for your journey

• ensuring that your vehicle is prepared for the journey

• carrying warm clothing, blankets, hot drinks, a torch, a shovel, and suitable footwear

Drivers should:

• keep the lights, windows and mirrors clean and free from ice and snow • add anti-freeze to the radiator and winter additive to the windscreen washer bottles

• make sure wipers and lights are in good working order

• check that tyres have plenty of tread depth and are maintained at the correct pressure When driving, drivers should:

• avoid sudden actions as these could cause loss of control

• use dipped headlights in poor conditions

• keep well back from the road user in front - stopping distances can be 10 times greater than on dry roads

• drive at a slow speed in as high a gear as possible; accelerate and brake very gently

• drive particularly slowly on bends where loss of control is more likely - brake progressively on the straight before you reach a bend 

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