Hampshire bosses are getting ready for the snow early this year after suffering shortages last winter.

Salt supplies have been increased by six thousand tonnes and a new stock barn's been built.

Mini salt bins have also been installed in parishes, schools and health centres for residents to use.

Chief Executive for the Environment - Mel Kendall says it's a delicate balance between over-preparing and being caught short: "I don't know that our council tax payers want us to do more than is necessary.

"Because of course we could have 30,000 tonnes of salt rotting away during a very mild winter and that would be a tremendous expense unnecessarily wouldn't it?"