The shortlists have now all been announced for the Newbury Weekly News Best in Business Awards 2023.

They are:

Best Green Business: Frankie & Ruby, Special Auction Services and Thatcham Refillable

Charity of the Year: Education Business Partnership, Newbury Soup Kitchen and Volunteer Centre West Berkshire

Best Sports Club: Newbury Cricket Club, Phoenix Lacrosse Club and Thatcham Rugby Club

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Best Hospitality: 137 Distillery, Oh My Nosh!, The Blade Bone and The Retreat

Best Independent Retailer: Floral Beauts, Hungerford Bookshop, Renegade Brewery and Sushi Maki

Team of Year: Arlington Arts, Falkland Grange Care Home and Rebound Electronics

Best Online Business: Frankie and Ruby, The Lifestyle Coach UK and Two Birds Style

BID Champion: 137 Distillery, Camp Hopson and Floral Beauts

Best New Business: Mint Newbury Ltd, The Leading Peaple Company Limited and West Berkshire Cleaning Company

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Best Customer Experience: Blue Lemon Paddle Boarding, Floral Beauts and Two Birds Style

Best Employer: Newbury Building Society, The Retreat and Ticketer

Best Professional Services: First Choice Mortgages, James Cowper Kreston and NetTeam

Best Business Innovation: Blue Angel Care, EJM Tree Services and Ticketer

West Berkshire’s Business of 2022/23: To be announced on the night

John Hampson Award: To be announced on the night

Bargain Hunt TV star Thomas Forrester from Newbury-based Special Auction Services (SAS) will host the black-tie ceremony and tickets are now on sale for £75 each.

The categories are: Best Independent Retailer (sponsored by Parkway Shopping), Best Customer Experience (sponsored by Camp Hopson), Best New Business (sponsored by West Berkshire Council), Best Online Business (sponsored by Bare Naked Money), Best Green Business (sponsored by Fidelity Energy), Best Business Innovation (sponsored by James Cowper Kreston), BID Champion (sponsored by Newbury BID) Best Sports Club (sponsored by Newbury Racecourse), Best Professional Services (sponsored by KJ Smith Solicitors), Best Hospitality Award (sponsored by Visit Newbury), Team of the Year (Renegade Brewery), Charity of the Year (sponsored by Swift Group), Employer of the Year (sponsored by Special Auction Services) and the overall winner West Berkshire’s Business of 2022/23 (sponsored by Apple Print & Creative).

Tickets are on sale via eventbrite here