Stacey Thornton, who runs a beauty boutique, was looking after both of her daughters as their schools were closed.

She said: “My clients are unable to come in and I’m unable to work, so it’s just a bit rubbish really.

“We’re just going to go for a walk because it’s too slippy and icy to do anything else.”

The weather conditions have affected businesses across the Bradford district.

Khuram Ramzan, who runs Ransoms Barbers in Wibsey, was salting the road himself in order to make his shop accessible.

“I can appreciate it’s been really hard for the council to be able to get everywhere,” he said.

“But we have to try to resume as normal, so we’ve had to struggle to buy the salt and take matters into our own hands really.”