Parts of Bolton have seen the first snow of the winter this evening. 

So far areas such as Westhoughton, Ringley and Radcliffe have seen a dusting of the white stuff, but it is thought that it will quickly turn to sleet. 

Franco Sotgiu, who runs trendy burger chain Solita, tweeted a photo (above) from Ringley which shows it coming down quite heavily. 

Earlier today the Bolton News reported that Public Health England wants people to take extra care after the Met Office issued a ‘level 3 alert’, which indicates a very high likelihood of severe cold weather, icy conditions and heavy now over the next few days across the North West.

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