Shelves emptied at Sheffield supermarket amid big freeze

David Holmes captured this shot of completely empty shelves in the bread aisle of Morrisons' Hillsborough store today, following heavy snow and sub-zero temperatures brought to the city by the ominous sounding weather system in recent days.

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Mr Holmes initially posted the image accompanied by the message: "A bit of snow and we take leave of our senses."

"It's all down to the snow. The wagons have been unable to deliver in many areas. And there's no milk because the wagons haven’t been able to get onto the farms to collect it. That’s not Morrisons' fault."

Mr Holmes said the store had been generally well-stocked with fresh food but there had 'clearly been a run on the bread', including that from the in-store bakery.

The Star has contacted Morrisons.