A concert-goer who became stranded in snow when returning from Newcastle to County Durham last night has said she's "forever grateful" to the gritter driver who helped her get home safely.
Kate Ferguson had considered not going to the Turin Brakes concert at the Boiler Shop in Newcastle due to the weather, but judged that the roads were clear and left home at around 5pm. She put some emergency equipment in her car, including blankets, in the unlikely event that she got stuck.
Following the gig, the 58-year-old virtual assistant left Newcastle at around 11pm on Thursday for the 37 mile drive home to Cockfield in County Durham. As she headed onto the A1, there was nothing out of the ordinary on her journey, but on leaving the motorway at Bishop Auckland turn-off, she says "the weather started to set in a bit."
