TWO Scots newsagents have been crowned winners at the UK-wide annual awards of the National Federation of Retail Newsagents.
Named Independent Community Retailer of the Year was Shahid ‘Mo’ Razzaq, of Mo’s Convenience Store in Coatshill Avenue, Blantyre.
Meanwhile, the prize for Independent Convenience Retailer of the Year went to Sukhvinderjit Sangha of Family Shopper in Lawson Street, in Ayr.
The full winners’ list reads as follows:
Regional Newspaper of the Year
Lancashire Telegraph
National Newspaper of the Year
The Sun
Magazine of the Year
Forever Sports
News Wholesaler of the Year
Smiths News, Newcastle
HND News Delivery Retailer
Victoria Anderson Norfolk News Deliveries
Independent News Retailer of the Year
Carl Pickering
Fellowship of the NFRN
Priti Patel MP
Independent Magazine Retailer of the Year
Gavin Adair
Independent Convenience Retailer
Sukhivinderkit Sangha
Independent Community Retailer of the Year
Shahid ‘Mo’ Razzaq
Wholesaler of the Year
Booker
Product of the Year
Panini World Cup Sticker Collection
Innovation of the Year
WH Smith Local
News Deliver Merit Award
Keith Challenger
News Delivery Merit Award
Adam Osbourne
News Deliverer of the Year
Dusty Baker
Special Services to the Industry
Nick Shanaghar
Lifetime Achievement
Jim Walker
Member of the Year
Harry Goraya