A MALTON shop is in the running for a business award.

Kemp’s General Store in the Market Place has been shortlisted by the FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards in the Micro Business of the Year category for the Yorkshire and Humber area.

Owner Liz Kemp said: “I am really delighted with the news. We strive to ensure that Kemp’s ethos of selling the very best and most unique to our customers, combined with our commitment to old-fashioned customer service, stands true.

“I am thrilled to have been shortlisted and pleased that Malton yet again is being promoted nationally as a town of thriving independent shops and successful small businesses.”

Liz will attend the area final which takes place on March 1 in York.