DEEP snow is still causing major problems across Huddersfield.

Bus services were again expected to be disrupted for a sixth successive day, with many not running full routes.

Bin collections are badly hit.

And Kirklees Council gritting crews are battling hard to clear secondary routes in many outlying villages – to help local farms and residents.

Their efforts were again hampered by more snow yesterday. There were heavy showers for several hours, with flurries throughout the day.

More snow is likely today but is expected to die out.

The snow is still lying several feet deep in many areas, particularly on the hills around Huddersfield and Holmfirth.

But highways crews were able to re-open the A635 Greenfield Road above Holmfirth, after a joint snow-clearing operation with Oldham Council.

As many bins were left uncollected, a council spokesman said: “Refuse crews are out working and emptying bins where they can but collections continue to be affected to varying degrees across Kirklees by the weather. At present we are asking people to present their bins as normal and continue to present them until they are emptied.”

Disrupted bus services include: 83 to Shepley – not serving Station Road

181 to Wilberlee, terminating in Slaithwaite

181/185 to Marsden – terminating at Fall Lane

241 to Grange Moor – avoiding Houses Hill

262 to Dewsbury – not serving Upper Heaton

308 to Parkhead – avoiding Hangingstone Road and Oldfield

342 to Almondbury – avoiding Fernside Crescent

Kirklees Council Streetscene spokesman Mark Dobson said: “We have had all our gritting crews out working to clear secondary routes in many of the higher areas.

“It is important as there are many farms in those areas who need to get out and about to look after their livestock and get in supplies.

“Very little of the snow has thawed and it’s still a major problem.’’

In Slaithwaite, the roof of a building was damaged by huge chunks of snowing falling from the four-storey Globe Mills alongside it.

HUNDREDS of Huddersfield households are still waiting for their first mail delivery in almost a week.

Royal Mail bosses have admitted deliveries to some areas have not been possible because of bad weather. But they said they hoped to be back to normal by today.

One customer, Meltham man Peter Robinson, said: “I live on Helme Lane which is a bus route and has been open all week, yet we have had no letters”.

Royal Mail spokesman Felicity MacFarlane, said: “Conditions in some areas remain extremely difficult.

“We apologise to customers who may not have had mail in the past few days because of the severe weather. Royal Mail is doing everything possible to keep the mail moving and all our people are out delivering where it is safe to do so.

“We attempted deliveries in Meltham on Tuesday and yesterday and hope to return to a full delivery tomorrow weather permitting”