A SUPERDRUG store manager from Witney has been awarded ‘Manager of the Year’ by the health and beauty retailer.

Samantha Rowe, 25, beat off competition from 900 stores and shared the award with the Croydon manager.

Miss Rowe joined the store as a part time store assistant at the age of 16.

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Colleagues praised the Witney store manager, saying: “It is a huge accomplishment and she has worked exceptionally hard to achieve this.

“It shows what can be done with hard work and we are all very proud of her.”