A PRIMARY school has been forced to close due to the wintry weather.

Felsted Primary, in Braintree Road, is closed today (Friday, December 4) as staff are unable to get to school due to snow and crashes on the roads.

Some of the electrics at the school are also down due to a flood in a corridor.

Essex County Council has confirmed the closure on its website.

St Peter's Church of England school in Halstead is also closed today after it lost power and access to phones.

Snow has been falling across parts of Essex throughout the morning.

There have been reports of multiple crashes across the Braintree district.

A two-vehicle smash has caused delays on the A120 and A131 near Marks Farm roundabout.

There have also been crashes in Hedingham, Great Yeldham and there are delays in Wakes Colne after a tree fell onto power lines and blocked the road.