Leekes have won the award for Family Business of the Year at an awards ceremony in London that was organised by Family Business Place.

The family owned and managed retailer, which has a store in Cross Hands, was recognised at the recent award ceremony held at London’s Wembley Stadium with Rebecca Leeke proudly representing the company, and receiving the award on behalf of the company.

The National Family Business Awards is an award dedicated to family businesses from small local retailers to large manufacturing firms and the awards are committed to creating opportunities for businesses to grow, whether it is a local family company recently starting or one of the country’s biggest chains.

Emma Leeke, who is the Managing Director of Leekes Retail, said: “We were totally delighted to have been announced as the regional winner for Wales at the National Family Business Awards.

"We were then absolutely thrilled when we discovered that we had been selected as the best of all the regional winners and were then unveiled as the overall national award winner.

"It’s a great honour to have been recognised on a national level in our 120th year of trading against such strong competition and we dedicate our award to the wider team at Leekes who we work alongside and who help make our business so special.”