FLORIST Janet Smales was blooming with pride after becoming the youngest person to win a top floral art contest.
Janet, 21, from Willows Lane, Accrington, won first prize in the Interflora North West Florist of the Year competition.
Her gift for creating beautiful bouquets ran in her family - her parents ran the Regency Floral Centre in Haslingden for many years before retiring.
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