SCOTTISH Borders Council has issued a statement about the yellow weather warnings issued for the region.

The Met Office issued an alert for snow and ice – encompassing the majority of the Borders – starting yesterday (Monday, February 1) at 10pm and ending at 11.59pm today (February 2).

That warning was followed by a second yellow warning – for snow – covering areas of the Borders during the entirety of Wednesday.

The Met Office extended tomorrow's warning at 11.07am today, with the alert now in place until 11.59pm on Thursday (February 4).

A third warning was then issued, warning of "prolonged periods of snow" starting on Friday and ending at noon on Sunday.

Jim Fraser, the council’s emergency planning officer, has warned of the potential of “some significant accumulations of snow”.

“Once again it appears that the Borders will experience another short blast of wintry weather, with potentially some significant accumulations of snow in places over the next couple of days,” he said.

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“This may lead to difficult travel conditions, both on the roads and underfoot, and I’d again appeal to Borderers to play their part in helping the council and our emergency partners at this time.

“If your journey can be delayed, please do so until conditions improve, and of course at this time you should only be leaving your home for essential purposes to continue to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.

“The council has robust plans in place to deal with snowfall over the coming days, with additional resources available to support our normal winter maintenance operations with snow clearance as required.

“We are continuing to liaise closely with the Met Office and other key partners and will ensure that we continue to support our communities as best we can.”

For information on SBC’s winter maintenance arrangements, please visit www.scotborders.gov.uk/winter