AN INDEPENDENT menswear retailer has been shortlisted for a national award.

Burrows & Hare's Westgate store was recognised in the Best New Retailer and Best Store Design categories in the Drapers Independent Awards 2018.

The awards celebrate the most influential independent retailers in the UK and Ireland.

Azeem Ansari of Burrows & Hare, which also has a store in the Covered Market, said: “It’s a great honour to be shortlisted as finalists for such a prestigious award.

"We’re really pleased, and hoping for the best.”