A POPULAR and well-known Ombersley butcher’s shop has scooped a top regional award.

Checketts of Ombersley joined other industry leaders at the BPEX roadshow and product evaluation event, which was held at the Three Counties Showground, Malvern.

The butchers picked up an array of awards for sausages, pies and gammon. Organisers BPEX is an industry body which represents pig farming.

Checketts celebrated double success at the roadshow as it received champion titles in the speciality hot eating pie category with a chicken, ham and leek pie and also their home cured gammon in the same category.

Phil Checketts said: “It was a superb result, particularly getting six gold awards for our pies.”