The Scottish Local Retailer Awards were held at the Radisson Hotel in Glasgow last month with Walter Bryson named Scottish Local Retailer of the Year. Walter's store, David Bryson & Son, in Prestwick, is the first forecourt to win the prestigous award.

After a huge number of entries and a two-month judging process the winners were all revealed on the night, including special awards for Umar Sher and Harpreet Rai(who jointly won Up & Coming Retailer) and David Mitchell and Gerry Haughey (who jointly won Store Manager of the Year).

The full list of winners is as follows:

Beers, Wines & Spirits - Keystore Darvel (Harpreet Rai); Bread - Spar Renfrew (Saleem Sadiq); Confectionery - Spar Thornliebank (Gerry Haughey); Crisps & Snacks - 1st Stop 2 Shop (Umar Sher); Food to go - David Sands, Linburn Road (Mandy Laird); Forecourt - David Bryson & Son (Walter Bryson); Milk - Spar Leven Street, Motherwell (Omar Nasir); Newstrade - David Sands, Jeanfield Road (Ian Morgan); Soft Drinks - Spar Thornliebank (Gerry Haughey); Specialist Off Licence - Inverarity One to One (Peter Stewart); Community - Broadway Convenience Store (Dennis & Linda Williams); Environmental Retailer - Mo's Convenience Store (Shahid Razzaq); Responsible Retailer - Broadway Convenience Store (Dennis & Linda Williams); Up & Coming Retail Star - Keystore Darvel (Harpreet Rai); Up & Coming Retail Star - 1st Stop 2 Shop (Umar Sher); Scottish Local Retailer of the Year - David Bryson & Son (Walter Bryson).