A RETAILER has been has been named as top of the shops.

F A Allen & Sons of Clitheroe has been awarded the title of Independent Wallcovering retailer of the Year.

Managing director Roland Hailwood, who has run the business for the past 20 years, collected the award which is sponsored by industry group the Wallfashion Bureau at a ceremony held in Birmingham.

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