DEDICATED charity shop volunteers have received awards for all their hard work.

A total of 14 members of staff from the British Heart Foundation shop in Congleton received five-year service badges.

The presentations were made by Lynn Preece, the foundation's area manager, along with shop manager Anne Burrows.

Those receiving awards were Mary Ward, Clare Banham, Monica Robson, Ethel Shufflebotham, Rosemary Beswick, Steven Gibson, Sue and Lyndon Murgatroyd, Vicki Aspell and Nancy Weston.

The four other volunteers to receive badges are Lynda Richardson, Gwyneth Webb, Joan Mayor and Doreen Shemilt.