Derbyshire floods live - latest updates as roads and schools closed and ambulance service declares critical incident

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EMAS) has declared a critical incident.

Announcing the move yesterday evening, EMAS has put out more ambulance resource than ever before. However, the combination of significant patient demand, pressure within local hospitals, and flooding across the East Midlands, have led to this level of escalation.

Declaring a critical incident includes a formal request of partner services to take immediate action to help mitigate the risk for people in our communities, including:

EMAS said: “Like many across the NHS, EMAS colleagues have been working tirelessly to respond to patient need. All internal actions and options to mitigate risk have been exhausted; therefore, a critical incident has been called to ensure mutual aid to support delivery of emergency and urgent patient care.

“The public is asked to help by using NHS services wisely and by taking regular medication to manage long-term conditions. If your illness or injury is not immediately life-threatening, please seek alternative care via a pharmacy, urgent treatment centre, or general practitioner (including out of hours services) – visit the NHS website for services near you. Given the additional weather-related pressures being responded to by emergency services across the East Midlands, please act responsibly and do not take unnecessary risks.”

A number of schools are closed today, with many opening later than usual

Schools closed include:

Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School

Hayfield Primary School

Glossopdale School & Sixth Form will open to students at 10:20am

Brookfield Community School in Chesterfield is opening to students at 10am

There are 29 flood warnings still in place in Derbyshire including on the RiverDerwent, River Dove, River Soar and River Trent.

A flood warning means that flooding is expected.

There are a further 31 flood alerts, meaning that flooding is possible, in the county.

These include the rivers Derwent, Doe Lea and Amber.

The latest schools to announced closures today are

Chinley Primary School

Bakewell Methodist Junior School

A number of roads are still closed due to snow or flooding

Traffic monitoring site Inrix has the following roads closed

Birkin Lane - Temple Normanton: Birkin Lane Westbound closed due to flooding between B6039 Chesterfield Road and Church Lane.

Inkersall Road - Inkersall: Inkersall Road both ways closed due to flooding between Inkersall Green Road (Inkersall) and Cemetery Lane (Staveley).

A619 Baslow: A619 both ways closed due to flooding from the B6012 to the B6048.

A57 Snake Pass - Glossop: A57 Snake Pass closed due to snow between the A6013 (Ladybower Reservoir) and Hurst Road (Royal Oak Inn).

A628 Woodhead Pass - Flouch: A628 Woodhead Pass both ways closed due to flooding and snow between A616 (Flouch Roundabout) and Tintwistle.

A6024 Woodhead Road (Holme Moss) - Holme: A6024 Woodhead Road (Holme Moss) both ways closed due to snow between A628 (Holmfirth Turn Off, Holme) and A635 Greenfield Road (Holmfirth).

Goyt's Lane - Fernilee: Goyt's Lane both ways closed due to snow between Embridge Causeway and Old Longhill Road.

A537 Cat and Fiddle Road - Derbyshire: A537 Cat and Fiddle Road both ways closed due to jackknifed lorry and snow between Bull Hill Lane (Macclesfield) and A54 (Buxton).

A54 Allgreave: A54 both ways closed due to snow between A537 Cat and A54 (Rose And Crown).

Asher Lane - Butterley: Asher Lane both ways closed due to flooding between Butterley Lane (Butterley) and B6016 Main Road (Pentrich).

Haslams Lane - Darley Abbey: Haslams Lane both ways closed due to flooding between Alfreton Road and Folly Road.

Frizams Lane - Twyford: Frizams Lane both ways closed due to flooding between Buckford Lane and A5132 Twyford Road.

Horns Bridge in Chesterfield has now re-opened to traffic after being closed yesterday

A Derbyshire County Council spokesperson said: “Snow overnight is affecting many roads in the Peak District, particularly in the Chapel area. Ice is also an issue on higher ground.

“We have had crews out overnight ploughing and gritting and doing all we can to keep roads open.

“The A515 between Parsley Hay and Pomeroy is down to one lane, with poor visibility and stuck vehicles, so please avoid the area. Long Lane at Youlgrave is also an issue with abandoned vehicles.

“As well as the roads below, which remain closed, there are issues with snow on the A515 between Newhaven and Fenny Bentley and on the A612 Clodall Lane at Owler Bar:

“Our crews will remain out this morning and will concentrate on the main roads. We will endeavour to then look at the roads above that are closed to see if we can get them open later today.

Some roads closed due to flooding have now reopened, the list below are still closed:

Trains along the Peak District’s Hope Valley Line have been suspended again today due to the weather.

A Stagecoach spokesperson said: “Some of our buses are following diversions until further notice because of the current bad weather. Check here before you travel to see how your service is affected. Our teams will do their best to keep this information up to date and keep buses out on the roads.”

Services affected by adverse weather - Updated at Tuesday at 0830

Chesterfield:

1 - Not serving Castle Estate

54 - diverted via Spital

65/65A - Cannot serve Litton.

A spokesperson added: “If the bus route you're looking for isn't listed above it is still using it's normal route at the moment, but may be a little longer getting to you as traffic is moving slower than usual in the bad weather.

“We are watching the situation closely and will have buses running as normal as soon as possible. Check back for updates before you travel.”

Due to adverse weather conditions, Hulleys of Baslow are unable to run the following services:

6s - Old Brampton, Wadshelf (main roads only) and the Ashgate Road estate.

172 - Middleton By Youlgreave, Youlgreave, Stanton and Birchover.

257 - Eyam and Stoney Middleton.

The 173 is also unable to serve Little Longstone, Great Longstone and Cressbrook.

A spokesperson added: “Sorry for any inconvenience caused.”

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Passengers who saw their East Midlands Railway service cancelled yesterday are able to travel today with any unused tickets.

At 10.40am today, Derbyshire County Council confirmed that the A617 in Chesterfield had reopened – after the route was hit by flooding yesterday.

After a second day of disruption, Northern has confirmed that services have resumed along the Hope Valley Line.

Passengers are now facing disruption on Northern rail services between New Mills Central and Chinley.

All Saints’ Parish Church in South Wingfield has experienced flooding - with these photos from the scene showing the flooded graveyard.

The East Midlands Ambulance Service declared a Critical Incident yesterday evening - and confirmed shortly after midday that this status remains.

Ripley’s Asher Lane is one of the many roads across Derbyshire that has been hit by flooding - with these photos showing the aftermath of the inclement weather along the route.

At 2.00pm this afternoon, a Derbyshire County Council (DCC) spokesperson said: “Conditions remain challenging in many parts of the county. We've had sleet and snow showers in some areas. Road surface temperatures will fall well below zero overnight, giving a risk of ice on untreated roads.

“Our crews are now out gritting all secondary and primary routes throughout the county. They will then grit them all again from 2.00am tomorrow morning.

“We are still dealing with issues on the A515 between Parsley Hay and Pomeroy, which is passable with care as it is down to one lane, and on the A612 Clodall Lane at Owler Bar.”

The following roads remain closed due to snow, and will remain closed today and overnight. DCC will assess them tomorrow morning:

The following roads are also closed due to flooding: