STAFF at a building society branch are celebrating after winning an award.

The Clitheroe branch of the Skipton Building Society won the CGU Regional Award for the North West.

The awards, organised by insurance giant CGU, recognises good practice in areas including customer service and branch presentation. .

"This is an outstanding achievement for us. We have gone from strength to strength over the last year and I am delighted with our success," said Lee Holden, area manager for Skipton.

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