A SCHOOL in the Bradford district has been forced to close in the aftermath of Storm Arwen.

Lees Primary School, in Haworth Road, in the Cross Roads area of Keighley, is shut to all pupils today, according to Bradford Council's website.

This is due to a heating failure.

It is expected to reopen tomorrow (December 1).

Storm Arwen has caused widespread disruption across Bradford and the wider district, after heavy snowfall and treacherous conditions.

Thousands of people were left without power again last night.

The majority of the more than 1,400 effected properties have been without electricity since early on Saturday morning, with the power outage coinciding with particularly cold weather, as parts of the district recorded temperatures as low as minus four.

Respite centres have been opened in local communities, helping to provide residents with warmth, hot drinks, food, blankets and somewhere to charge their phones.

Centres were opened over the weekend at St Barnabas Church in Thwaites Brow, Silsden Methodist Church, Silsden Town Hall, Denholme Youth Centre and St Mary’s Church Hall in Riddlesden.

Many schools had to be closed yesterday due to dangerous or unsafe conditions caused by snow and ice.