Our local pubs are at the heart of our communities, but they're under real pressure from rising costs and new tax burdens.
Across the country too many pubs are closing, and that's why I'm delighted to launch Rutland and Stamford's Favourite Pub Awards as a one-off this Summer - to celebrate and shine a spotlight on the huge number of wonderful pubs we have across our communities, and encourage everyone to get behind our locals.
Voting is now closed, thank you to everyone who took the time to vote.
Keep an eye out for the results at the end of August!