Hundreds of Shropshire runners brave the cold to take on parkruns before predicted snow and freezing rain

Nearly 600 runners took part in Shrewsbury's parkrun this morning (January 4) while hundreds more joined in parkruns at Ludlow, the Severn Valley Country Park near Bridgnorth, Henley Wood near Oswestry and Alderford Lake near Whitchurch.

In Shrewsbury, 580 runners and walkers completed the 5k course, led by Jack Pickett who finished in 15:09.

At Ludlow there were 72 finishers, led by Alex Logan in 20:21.

At the Severn Valley Country Park, Adam Evans was first out of 100 finishers with a time of 20:22.

In Henley Wood, 82 people finished and leader Jack Copson set a personal best time of 20:23.

And at Alderford Lake, Josh Newlyn came first out of 97 finishers with a time of 21:46.

Telford's parkrun, normally one of the best-attended in Shropshire, was cancelled for safety reasons on Saturday morning after a course inspection found a number of icy patches on the route.

Yellow and amber weather warnings for snow and freezing rain remain in place for Shropshire after temperatures plummeted. Heavy snow and some freezing rain in places is expected to cause disruption to travel this weekend.

The Met Office's yellow weather warning for snow and ice is in place all weekend, while a more serious amber warning, also for snow and ice, covers the period between 6pm on Saturday and 12pm noon on Sunday.

During this time, the Met Office said, heavy snowfall is expected, anyone hoping to travel is likely to face severe disruption and "there is a good chance that some rural communities could become cut off".