A WELLINGTON butcher shop has been awarded for its products at an awards ceremony held this week.

Tim Potter Family Butchers is celebrating success from the Taste of the West Awards - taking home two awards for their quality meat.

Started up in 1996, the family butchers in Fore Street, Wellington, has secured the 'Champion Sausage award', for their traditional pork sausages, and the 'Champion Bacon accolade', for their Black Treacle Cured Back Bacon.

The butcher shop won the best butcher award for the South West and Somerset last year.

Tim Butcher's butcher shop has also previously been awarded the prestigious title of 'Best Butcher in England'.

The team won the accolade at the England Business Awards 2023, which were held in Birmingham on Sunday, November 19 2023.

The Taste of the West is an awards programme that has been promoting and supporting the South West food and drink industry for more than 30 years.

The awards ceremony is a big deal for local businesses, as it shines a light on the high quality local produce.

Each year the awards programme works with approximately 350 food and drink producers from seven counties across the West of England.

The awards ceremony took place at Westpoint in Exeter on Tuesday evening (November 12) and the family are happy to have come away with not just one, but two awards.

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The judges at the Taste of the West Awards said: "A cracking sizzling example of a classic sausage full of flavour and a fabulous texture.

"The bacon was a hearty slice of goodness. Smokey, sweet and well-balanced.

"Just fabulous."

Chris Potter, who claimed the award on behalf of the shop, added: “I’d like to thank Taste of the West for selecting us for these awards because we really do work so hard in here.

“As for our customers, I’d like to say thank you for your support because without you coming in, I wouldn’t have the chance to make these products to start with.