North Yorkshire Council is criticised for having sandwiches delivered from 50 miles away.
A meeting at County Hall in Northallerton heard sandwiches were delivered twice a week from an industrial estate south of BradfordA row has broken out over sandwiches being delivered to a council's headquarters from more than 50 miles away in a neighbouring county.
North Yorkshire Council, which aims to be carbon neutral by 2030, rejected calls to source a local supplier.Leaders from three parties - Greens, Liberal Democrats and Independents - all criticised the policy of bringing food in from West Yorkshire.Councillor Gareth Dadd said he had "better things to do" than making demands about where the council sources sandwiches
He said: "I'm convinced that not too far away from County Hall will be somebody who can make and supply sandwiches, thereby cutting the carbon footprint and support the very local economy that needs it."said Mr Parsons had been supported by Liberal Democrat group leader Bryn Griffiths, who said: "In my experience there are a number of good retail outlets on Northallerton High Street who make excellent sandwiches.
"The council has a £1.4bn budget and I have better things to do than start making demands about where we source sandwiches from."
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