A dad was branded a "local hero" after taking action on the hazardous icy pathways.
Freezing temperatures and icy conditions have been wreaking havoc in Merseyside communities in recent days. And the cold weather is likely to continue as a weather warning has been put in place for ice and snow in the region this weekend.
But after seeing an elderly woman slipping over on the ice near Ashurst Primary School in St Helens, and several mums struggling with their prams, one dad immediately sprang into action. Driving to B&Q, Minty Webb purchased bags of rock salt before gritting the pathways on route to the school, bracing the freezing weather conditions.
