Voting has now closed for Rutland and Stamford's Favourite Independent Shop Awards, and I want to say a huge thank you to everyone who took the time to vote.
We are fortunate to have so many wonderful independent businesses locally, but they need our support, and this competition is my small way of playing my part by celebrating and raising their profiles.
I am now in the process of counting up all the votes and will be announcing the results at the start of March!