Croydon Council has explained why it did not send out gritters earlier in the day, after residents online raised complaints roads had not been salted in advance of a snow shower that descended on the borough.
Earlier today, the council said nine
gritters would be despatched across the borough's main roads tonight.
But dozens of residents have questioned why the gritters had not been sent out earlier, with long delays caused by the hazardous slush-covered roads.
There have been reports of...
