SNOW is causing problems for motorists on Teesside and the North York Moors.

Police have urged drivers to take extra care with up to an inch reported in some places.

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Snow has fallen on Middlesbrough, Guisborough, Great Ayton and Stokesley areas this morning.

Heavy snow falls have also been reported over the North York Moors.

Cleveland Police urged drivers to take care.

The force tweeted: "Turn your headlights on in light and heavy snow. They help you see the road, but they'll help other drivers see you.

"Ensure adequate visibility by clearing front & back windscreens, all windows & wing mirrors & clear lights front & rear."

Arriva says its bus serves in Norton and Marton are affected by the wintry weather.

As well as snow, motorists have been warned to watch out for ice.

Durham County Council said its gritters had been out since 4am treating priority routes.

North Yorkshire County Council said ploughs had also been sent out to upper areas of the North York Moors overnight and had returned again in the morning to plough and grit the surfaces.

A spokesman said there was up to two inches of snow on parts of the high moors in the east of North Yorkshire. 

By mid-afternoon much of the snow on the moors had turned to sleet.

One farmer in the area, Peter Mawson, from High Farndale farm, on the North York Moors said farmers were having to spend a lot more time in their fields looking out for lambs showing signs of hypothermia. 

He had a warming box on stand-by in which lambs are placed in and hot air is blown through. 

He says newborn lambs can only survive four to five hours in that kind of weather if they aren't tended to by their mothers. 

"A newborn lamb only has fat reserves for four to five hours, so if they are left and don't get a drink, then after four or five hours that's it," said Peter Mawson. 

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In nearby Rosedale Abbey, on the North York Moors near Pickering, Jo Bumby from the Milburn Arms said it was still snowing at lunchtime.

"It's not really settling on the lower ground in the village, but we can see it on the hills around us."

North Yorkshire County Council said gritters are due to treat priority one routes across the county over tonight and tomorrow morning.

The Met Office overnight temperatures may reach -2C tonight in North Yorkshire and the North-East and ice is likely in the morning.

Wintry showers are expected throughout tomorrow along with possible hail and thunder during the afternoon and a maximum temperature of 9C.