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Garstang is the Overall Regional Winner of the Northwest Market Towns Awards 2008

Garstang has won the Environment & Culture Category in the North West's Market Town Awards for the world record breaking Lancashire hotpot which launched Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board's Taste Lancashire 08 - the Year of Food and Drink, in October 2007.

Furthermore Garstang has been announced as the Overall Regional Winner of the Northwest Market Towns Awards 2008.

As a result of this win, Garstang will automatically go forward to represent the region in the National Market Town Award Finals in October.

Angela Kershaw of the Garstang MTI said: "Winning this award will give our market town national publicity and also supports what the event was highlighting, which is the promotion of local produce, buying locally and supporting the local economy. We would again like to thank all the people who helped us on `Hotpot Day` and hope to return from the final not just regional winners, but national winners."