NO BUSES will run today (Thursday March 1) as the Wee County continues to deal with heavy snowfall.
Chiefs at operators First thanked customers for their patience and applauded staff who keep working in freezing conditions as the situation continues to develop.
Deep snow built up overnight in many locations with the Met Office warning soon to de-escalate to amber level from around 10am.
Schools and nurseries are closed in the Clackmannanshire area for the day and it is expected the council will decide whether they will re-open tomorrow (Friday, March 2) at around noon.
The DWP confirmed the JobCentre Plus in Alloa is closed until 12pm.
A spokesperson said: "Payments will still take place as normal, however all interviews at the affected sites will be re-scheduled."
The by-election in the Clackmannanshire North area is going ahead, the Advertiser understands the law doesn't allow a poll to be postponed due to the weather.
ℹ️ Our advice to customers today is do not travel, given the RED and AMBER warnings in place from @MetOffice. The ONLY train services running at the moment are in the tweet below. NO other ScotRail routes are operating. ^CThttps://t.co/FEFivlsst3
— ScotRail (@ScotRail) March 1, 2018
David Philips, First Scotland East operations director, explained he and his team continue to monitor road conditions.
He said: “The First Scotland East team have met again this morning and following a further assessment of the weather and road conditions around the network, there will be no services running today (Thursday, March 1, 2018).
“The safety of our staff and customers is of the utmost importance and as such this was the only decision that could be taken at this point. We will have a further update tomorrow morning at 6.30am on services for Friday.”
Due to the adverse weather conditions, First Bus Scotland East will NOT be operating any bus services on Thursday 1st March. We will update you at 0630 tomorrow morning on plans for our services. Thanks to all our staff who continue to work hard outside in the freezing cold! pic.twitter.com/YPtAj2CnIM
— First Scotland East (@FirstScotland) March 1, 2018
Earlier, David explained that even if services resumed, they would have been limited to key routes and main corridors.
The chief added: “I would like to thank customers for their patience at this juncture and also to pay tribute to our hard-working staff who went over and above the call of duty yesterday for our customers.”
A decision on whether to close schools in Clackmannanshire will be made in the next few hours.
Further update - non essential Council staff are advised not to travel to work at present due to weather conditions. This will be reviewed during the day, so please look out for further updates.
— Clacks Council (@ClacksCouncil) March 1, 2018
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