Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox It was a white easter for most of Greater Manchester today as the anticipated cold snap saw many areas wake up to snow.
Contrary to many forecasts, an arctic blast which has brought blizzard-like conditions to parts of northern Scotland,did travel as far south as our region.
And despite a week of warm sunshine and seasonably warm temperatures, those on higher ground saw a considerable dusting of the white stuff as temperatures plummeted to zero, and even below in some parts, overnight.
Our photographer Sean Hansford captured fields carpeted with snow in the hills of Oldham early this morning. In a park in Heyside, spring flowers such as
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