GLASGOW continues to be gripped by a ‘winter bomb’ as residents prepare for another day of snow and ice.

Locals have been contending with snowfall throughout the week creating dangerous driving conditions and forcing the closure of several schools.

All available council resources have been deployed to grit and clear roads to ensure the city keeps moving.

As many residential streets came to a standstill, workers were praised for going the extra mile in their duties.

Bin men working on a route close to Kings Park Secondary came to the aid of motorists stuck in the snow.

One woman they helped took to Twitter to thank the workers for their efforts, adding: “A big thank you to the bin men who were pushing cars next to King’s Park Secondary this morning.

“So many got stuck trying to get up the hill, the guys were brilliant!”

Kirsty Denholm also heaped praise on council staff after they helped get her car up an icy hill.

When their push failed, the men gritted under the car tyres to help her gain enough traction to move.

Colin Drennan thanked both Glasgow City Council and East Dunbartonshire Council for their work throughout the day.

He said: “After it took me the best part of three hours on Tuesday to get from Bearsden down Maryhill Road, I left one hour earlier this morning and the roads were great and I got into work early. Thank you East Dunbartonshire and Glasgow City Council.”

George Gillespie, Acting Executive Director of Land and Environmental Services, said: “ It’s really good to hear the public have been taking our advice and gritting their own residential streets and paths and the many others who have got in touch to show their appreciation for our staff who, in some cases, have gone beyond the call of duty to assist them.

“We are keeping a constant check on weather forecasts – which can change hour to hour – as well as the road conditions throughout the city. “Again, our gritting teams have been working throughout the day and more will be deployed throughout the night to keep the roads network operational in advance of snow showers and freezing rain. During the day our resources continued to target residential areas which we know from our cctv and roads inspectors require further treatment.

“Keeping the city the size of Glasgow clear requires a great deal of work. Gritting a priority route can take up to five hours to complete so it’s not without challenges. Staff are working round the clock to keep the city moving.

“It’s clear we can all do our bit and it’s a real boost for the crews and teams out there who are working 24/7 in these challenging conditions.“

In Lanarkshire, a field full of the unusual snow rollers was discovered by Eunice Clarke on Tuesday.

The 55-year-old part-time nurse could not believe that she saw so many up close.

She said: “We’d been snowed in all morning and we’d taken the dogs across the field and my husband eventually managed to get the car out onto the main road.

“He rang me to tell me about something interesting looking in the field near our house.

“I finished walking the dogs then went down for a wander and I couldn’t believe it.

“They just looked like miniature hay bales but made of snow.

“There’s hundreds of them and you can see straight through them, some were really big and they were everywhere.”

The Met Office has warned the public that sleet and snow showers predicted to batter Glasgow until 11pm tonight, could lead to ice on the roads and dangerous driving conditions.

Police said overnight falls made travel in many parts of the country “extremely dangerous” and lorry drivers should drive with extreme caution.