A PUB in Birstall has picked up the Heavy Woollen CAMRA Pub of the Year award.

Chairman of the local Campaign for Real Ale branch, Andy Kassube, made the presentation to Tony and Sharon Anderson who run the successful village pub, the Horse and Jockey.

Mr Kassube said: "This award is not just about the quality of the real ale that is excellently kept here but about the warm welcome you receive from Tony and his team and from the locals.

"The pub has a welcoming atmosphere and is very much a traditional Yorkshire pub. The work that Tony and Sharon have put in cannot be underestimated and after seven successive years in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide this is a well-merited prize for the pub."

Since taking over the Enterprise-owned pub the Andersons have built sales of cask ale, adding in guest beers and extra pumps, to reach seven pumps by 2017. Apart from in winter, one pump is now used for traditional cider.

They will now go forward to the Yorkshire Regional heats for possible selection for the CAMRA Pub of the Year awards.