A GARDEN centre group has won a sustainability award for the second year in a row.

Yorkshire Garden Centres, which owns Tong, Tingley, Bingley, and Otley Garden Centres, as well as Dean's York and Scarborough, was given the sustainability award at the 2024 Garden Centre Catering Awards.

The group employs more than 600 people across its sites in West and North Yorkshire.

Yorkshire Garden Centre's commercial director, Sharon McNair, said: "Sustainability and community are the heart of our business and we are investing significant time, money and manpower to achieve our sustainability ambitions.

"From harnessing solar power and harvesting rainwater to using green electricity and improving our waste streams, we have already taken many steps to achieve our goals and are proud that our team's efforts have been rewarded with this prestigious award."

A spokesperson for Garden Centre Catering said: "A huge congratulations to all four winners.

"The judging generally placed an emphasis, obviously, on the food offer, while also looking for originality, innovation and bring prepared to go the extra mile to deliver for their customers.

"Also valued was being able to demonstrate that they had managed to achieve results in this extremely competitive marketplace."