Forecasters expect the cold snap to continue - and worsen - over coming days.
It snows occasionally, here, but rarely do you get such a severe cold snap.
Higher fuel prices were made worse in Stark's case by an early December cold snap.
The prolonged cold snap has sparked fears that the UK will run out of stored gas.
The cold snap was followed by widespread flooding caused by melting snow and heavy rain.
More than 170 people have died in a cold snap sweeping across northern India, reports say.
Rugby union, rugby league and horse racing meetings have also been affected by the cold snap.
Meanwhile, council leaders have been praising staff for their efforts during the cold snap.
At least 29 people are thought to have died as a direct result of the cold snap.
This week's cold snap is being seen as a bonus in a business that is notoriously unpredictable.
Utility output jumped 3.5 percent, as a cold snap led more households to turn up their heat.
Meteorologists warn that the cold snap in the region could continue and temperatures may drop even further.
As such, they can be considered to be "thermally naive", and were caught out by the cold snap.
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Glasgow Warriors' Friday Magners League match against Treviso is another sporting event to fall to the cold snap.
Meanwhile, the cold snap continued to affect the transport network in many parts.
He had moved the venue of the fast to India's financial capital because of the cold snap in Delhi.
Stratford-on-Avon District Council said it had carried out collections throughout the cold snap.
Meanwhile, the RAF in Valley on Anglesey is helping remote areas in other parts of the UK during the cold snap.
In Brazil, a freak cold snap actually brought snowfall to the southern states of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul.
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Torfaen has been one of the areas worst affected by the cold snap, with most of its schools closed since Friday.
"We are now well into another cold snap and there are still damaged roads and pavements all over Wales, " he added.
Mr Watts said farmers were now desperately hoping for a cold snap.
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She urged people to contact Age UK advice line on 0800 1696565 if they were worried about their energy bills during the cold snap.
The SPL are planning on all matches going ahead this weekend but the severe cold snap has led to widespread calls for summer football.
The group urged drivers to take care after evidence from the cold snap at the start of 2010 showed damage to wheels, suspension and bodywork.
The cold snap triggered blinding snow in some areas Monday, spawning a number of traffic pileups in Ohio alone, including one fatal wreck involving 86 vehicles.
The cold snap has also been sweeping through many parts of the northern states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.
In a statement, the PSNI said motorists had a tendency to leave their vehicles running during a cold snap to de-ice them or warm them up.
We stepped off the jet yesterday to a cold snap, a surly stock market and kids who see Marji and me as waiters, dishwashers and ATM machines.
He said the incident was probably the result of "recent weather changes we are having - particularly heavy rain fall and the start of a cold snap".
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