A NEWSAGENTS has received an award.

The all party parliamentary small shops group invited members of parliament to nominate a shop in their constituency to be considered for the best small shop in the country.

Ellesmere Port and Neston Labour MP Andrew Miller nominated Stanney News, based on Stanney Lane.

Manager David Maddock accepted a certificate of merit at a reception at Parliament recently.

Andrew Miller said: “Small shops are still vital to our economy and David Maddock certainly deserves praise for his hard work getting this small shop up and running once again.”