AS FEARED, many schools and council-run services are not running today.

In Monmouthshire the list of closed schools is as follows:

Archbishop Rowan Williams

Boverton House Pupil Referral Unit

Caldicot West End Infants

Caldicot Green Lane Junior

Cantref Primary School

Castle Park inc Red Robbins

Clydach Pupil Referral Unit

Cross Ash Primary

Deri View Primary

Durand Primary

Gilwern Primary

Govilon Primary

Goytre Fawr Primary

Kymin View

Llandogo Primary School

Llanfair Kilgeddin Church in Wales School

Llanfoist Fawr

Llanover Primary

Llantilio Pertholey

Llanvihangel Crucorney Primary

Magor Primary

Mounton House

Osbaston CIW Primary

Overmonnow Primary

Our Lady and St Michaels RC

Pembroke Primary School

Rogiet Primary

St Mary's RC Primary

Shirenewton Primary

The Dell Primary School

Thornwell Primary

Trellech Primary School

Undy Primary

Usk CIW Primary

Ysgol Y Fenni

Ysgol Y Ffin

The comprehensive schools in Monmouth, Chepstow, Caldicot at King Henry VIII, Abergavenny, are open to pupils sitting exams.

Roads are inevitably dangerous in untreated places and the M48 Severn Bridge is closed.

In Torfaen, closed schools include:

Abersychan School

Blenheim Road Community Primary

Brookfield Primary

Brynteg Nursery

Coed Eva Primary

Croesyceiliog Primary

Crownbridge School

Cwmffrwdoer Primary

Cylch Meithrin Cwmbran

Garnteg Primary

George Street Primary

Greenmeadow Primary

Griffithstown Primary

Henllys Church in Wales Primary

Hillside Nursery

Hillside Primary

Hollybush Primary - including Integrated Children's Centre

Kemys Fawr Infants

Llantarnam Community Primary

Llanyrafon Primary

Maendy Primary

New Inn Primary

Our Lady of the Angel's RC Primary

Padre Pio RC Primary

Penygarn Primary

Ponthir Church in Wales Primary

Pontnewydd Primary

Pontnewynydd Primary

Pontymoile Primary Pupil Referral Unit

St. Davids RC Primary

St Peters Primary

Two Locks Nursery

Victoria Primary

West Monmouth School

Woodlands Community Primary

Ysgol Bryn Onnen

Ysgol Gyfun Gwynllyw

Ysgol Gymraeg

Cwmbran Croesyceiliog Comprehensive, Fairwater High, Llantarnam Comprehensive and St Albans RC High Schools are open for pupils sitting exams today.

Furthermore, refuse and recycling collections in Torfaen have been cancelled. Limited collections along main routes had been taking place this week but this has now been hampered by more bad weather.

A council spokesman said: "Sustained severe weather and dangerous conditions have caused massive disruption. Windows of opportunity to pick up waste have been very small making it impossible to catch up.

"We're asking residents to leave out their black and green wheelie bins and their black boxes and will endeavour to pick up as soon as possible when the weather improves."