Dairy finds it ‘hard going’ to keep up supplies to customers

Snow-related chaos left many people in Angus scrambling for basics like bread and milk.

Delivery drivers have been struggling to get through the county’s road networks as the Beast from the East tightens its grip.

Shoppers bought up the remaining supplies in many places, which left milk supplies in Forfar all but dried up.

Staff at the family-run North Street Dairy have not only had to battle through snowdrifts to deliver milk, but have been left waiting for deliveries from its supplier’s Glasgow depot.

Wednesday was particularly trying for the team as its tanker was among the hundreds of lorries trapped on the M80 near Cumbernauld.

Marlene Millar said: “The problems started on Tuesday night as the roads in Glasgow were terrible.

“The road was just gridlocked and the tanker was caught up in it.

“We didn’t get a delivery until about 11am and then we had to bottle it up, which takes a good couple of hours.

“Asda had completely run out of milk so we were busy all day with customers, as well as making deliveries to our local newsagents and coffee shops. We don’t have a delivery on Thursday but are still waiting on the tanker today.

“It has been hard going making the deliveries not so much because of the amount of snow but because of the drifting snow.”

There were empty shelves in several areas of supermarkets in Angus as people rushed to stock up on supplies.

People were previously advised to stock up on medications and food amid fears road and rail networks could get cut off completely by the Siberian snow blast.

However, things were slowly getting back to normal with deliveries getting through yesterday as weather warnings were lifted across the UK.

Arbroath East and Lunan Conservative councillor Derek Wann said: “The bread shelves were empty and the milk was down to just a few bottles but everything seems to be getting back to normal.

“I’m not sure if it was panic buying or the fact that deliveries were just not getting through.”

Yellow and amber weather warnings for snow and ice remain in place across most of the county.

The road was just gridlocked and the tanker was caught upinit