Cost of school dinners to rise again
PARENTS in North Yorkshire are set to pay among the highest prices in the region for primary school dinners.
North Yorkshire County Council has announced the cost of primary school meals will increase by five per cent during the new academic year, with prices rising by 10p to 2.10 per day.
Senior councillors have admitted the soaring cost of food across the globe is having a knock-on effect on North Yorkshire's own suppliers, which are responsible for providing locally sourced produce for school meals.
North Yorkshire's executive member for the children and young people's services, John Watson, said: "It is not a decision we take with any sort of glee and it is extremely regrettable.
"But there is a degree of inevitability given the financial pressures we are facing."
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