THERE was some disappointment on the face of one youngster with his sledge in Newcombes Meadow, Crediton, during the morning of Sunday, January 24, when the amount of snowfall was less than he had anticipated.

Snow which fell during the early hours quickly turned to slush and the rain which followed saw the snow fade away.

There was some traffic disruption during the early hours but no serious incidents.

On Dartmoor, it was another matter when a Devon County Council gritter lorry overturned on ice at Holne.