DELICATESSEN Hunters of Helmsley is calling upon customers to help them win its category in the Farm Shop & Deli Awards 2018.

The awards focus on independent, speciality retailers who sell regional fresh/farm produce or have a delicatessen counter. They are offered across 13 categories, including delicatessen, which Hunters has been nominated for.

Members of the public are being asked to vote for their favourite retailers to help them get through to the next stage of the competition.

Regional winners will be chosen, who will then progress through to a national competition to have the chance of being crowned Farm Shop & Deli Awards Retailer of the Year. This will be announced at the Farm Shop & Deli Show, Monday, April 16, 2018 at Birmingham’s NEC.

Hunters of Helmsley has been based in Helmsley for more than 25 years. In 2015 it was named Britain’s Best Small Shop at the House of Commons. To vote, go to farmshopanddelishow.co.uk/fsda18entrants before October 31.