A VILLAGE in Blaenau Gwent that was snowed in following severe snowfall was given a lifeline after a JCB cleared a two-mile stretch of road.

Trefil, near Tredegar, had been completely cut off with towering drifts stretching from the Heads of the Valleys Road to the village.

South Wales Argus:

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Earlier today, a JCB worked to clear a path for the villagers who have been helping clear snow outside homes and making sure everyone has supplies.