A CHIP shop has battered the opposition to win a Choice Chip Award.

Holly Tree Fish and Chips, Pinewood, Blackburn, has the Best Chippy Chips in the North West, as voted for by the public in the Choice Chip Awards for Chip Week.

Chip fans voted in their thousands in the Choice Chip Awards, with more than 400 chip shops across the country involved and 35,000 votes received at www.chips.lovepotatoes.co.uk and through voting cards placed in shops.

Michael Rose and his team were over the moon with the award.

Michael said: “It’s unbelievable – this is the second prestigious award we’ve won recently after being named Britain’s Favourite Family Chippy 2011.

“I can’t thank our customers enough for voting for us and of course, I’m grateful to the hard work and dedication of the staff. It really makes me proud to say we’ve got the best chippy chips in the region.”