Voting now open for the 2025 Your Southport Stars Awards

It’s time to celebrate the businesses that make Southport town centre shine, as voting opens for this year’s Your Southport Stars Awards.

With a record-breaking 92 businesses nominated across 11 categories, the 2025 Your Southport Stars Awards are set to be the biggest yet.

Organised by Southport BID, the awards recognise the outstanding contributions of local businesses and their positive impact on the town.

People can vote now in the People’s Choice Award by choosing the business they feel are most deserving in each category. 

Vote now via www.southportbid.com/stars25.

The Stars Awards are organised by Southport BID to celebrate the vital contribution and positive impact of Southport town centre businesses.

June The Florist, Volare, and Southport Bijou Cinema were amongst the winners in 2024.  The Plant Room took home the New Business of the Year award.  The top gong went to The Vincent Hotel as Business of the Year.

In a slight change, there are two awards up for grabs in each category this year.

The business with the most public votes will receive the People’s Choice Award.  The Business Leaders Award will be decided by a panel; honouring a business that has had an extraordinary year over the last twelve months.

There’s also the big prize of Business of the Year and the New Business of the Year award which celebrates recently established venues.

The Innovation Award will recognise a business or development that is contributing to the progression on Southport’s economy.  The Special Recognition Award will honour a business or organisation that has contributed positively to the town centre over the last twelve months.

Winners will be announced during the awards reception at The Grand on Tuesday May 13, when businesses will come together to mark the achievements of the last twelve months.

Voting closes on Friday 2 May.

Rachel Fitzgerald, Southport CEO said: “We’re excited for the return of the Your Southport Stars Awards.  It’s the perfect opportunity to put the spotlight on the town centre business community.

We are delighted with the way in which BID businesses have embraced the Stars Awards.  There was a great sense of friendly competition across the town centre last year!

The 2024 awards were the best yet, but we’re hoping this year will be even bigger.  Make sure to cast your vote and show your love for Southport town centre businesses!”

The full list of businesses nominated for the 2025 Your Southport Stars Awards:

National Retailer of the Year

• Clarks
• Matalan
• New look
• Pavers
• Primark
• Specsavers
• The Entertainer Toy Shop
• Warren James
• Waterstones
• Whittakers Schoolwear

Independent Retailer of the Year

• DKWatches
• Eva’s Sewing Room
• Flora Health Shop
• June the Florist
• Mind Games
• OmNom Zero Waste
• Over the Moon Kids Boutique & Shoe Studio
• Quality Fireplaces
• The Cake Box
• The Plant Room

Café or Coffee Shop of the Year

• A Great Little Place
• Costa Coffee (Chapel Street)
• HARP Coffee And Games
• Hideaway
• House of Ivy
• Season Coffee Bar & Kitchen
• Spoilt For Choice
• Starbucks (Lord Street)
• Starbucks (Ocean Plaza)
• Tapper’s Café

Restaurant of the Year

• 600 Degrees
• Bistro Bar Med
• Great Himalayas Nepalese Restaurant and Bar
• JT Akshaya Restaurant
• Kalash Divine Indian
• Korean Kitchen
• Lings On Kings
• Sapori Italian Restaurant
• The Grand
• The Hungry Monk
• Tik Taco
• Volare Restaurant

Pub, Bar, or Club of the Year

• Connolly’s Irish Pub
• Mavericks
• Punch Tarmey’s Southport
• Royales Bar
• Sinclair’s bar & Lounge
• Southport Market (bar only)
• The Corridor Bar & Eatery
• The Guesthouse
• The Monument Pub
• The NEW Southport Tavern
• The Windmill

Entertainment Venue of the Year

• Adventure Coast Southport
• Playtown Southport
• Silcocks Funland & Carousel
• Southport Bijou Cinema CIC
• Southport Flower Show and Victoria Park Events
• Southport Little Theatre
• Starkidz Entertainment
• The Atkinson
• The Fool
• The Lodge Southport
• Viking Golf Southport
• Health and Fitness Venue of the Year
• From the Block Fitness
• MOOV Reformer Pilates
• Pilates Works
• The Dairy Holistic Hub
• Victoria Health & Leisure Club

Beauty Business of the Year

• Element5 Hairdressing
• KDM Supplies
• LM Beauty
• Market Quarter Tattoo
• R&R Hair and Beauty
• Seven Bespoke Hairdressing

Hotel or Guest House of the Year

• Lord Street Hotel
• Lynwood House Hotel
• Sunnyside Guest House
• The Bold Hotel
• The Vincent
• Waterfront Southport Hotel

Expert Service Business of the Year

• AdaptiveComms
• Anglia Research Services
• Anthony James Estate Agents
• Curlett Jones Estates
• Hatter’s Digital Agency Ltd
• Napthens LLP
• The Print Quarter Southport
• United Legal Assistance

Public Service of the Year

• Merseyrail
• Merseyside Fire and rescue Service
• Southport Education Group
• Merseyside Police – Southport Neighbourhood Policing Team

New Business of the Year

• Connolly’s Irish Pub
• DKWatches
• JT Akshaya Restaurant
• The Fool
• HARP Coffee and Games
• MOOV Reformer Pilates
• Sinclair’s Bar and Lounge
• Spoilt for Choice

You can cast your vote now at www.southportbid.com/stars25

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