Independent businesses across Cornwall, including four from Falmouth, have been named as reginal winners in the Muddy Stilettos Awards 2023.

Now in their tenth year, the hotly contested annual awards have come to a close, with 27 local indie businesses winning the coveted lifestyle awards across Cornwall.

One of the winners was Angela James the owner of florist Vintage and Bloom in Falmouth who told the Packet she was ‘extremely grateful’ after reaching the regional finals with five other florists. 

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Vintage and Bloom were crowned regional winner of the favourite florist category in this year's awards. 

Readers of the Muddy Stilettos lifestyle website (https://muddystilettos.co.uk) have been nominating and voting in their thousands for their favourite independent businesses across 27 different lifestyle categories – from Best Destination Pub to Yoga/Pilates Studio, Boutique Stay to Wedding Venue – and shining a light on the most creative, unique indie businesses.

77,000 businesses were nominated across the country with 800,000 votes cast in total as part of this much coveted lifestyle awards nationwide, making it the most popular Muddy Awards to date.

FULL LIST OF CORNWALL MUDDY AWARD CATEGORIES AND WINNERS 

ART GALLERY: Jackson Foundation Gallery (St Just)

BAR: Kernowine (Falmouth)

BEAUTY SALON/CLINIC: Beautique (Newquay)

BOOKSHOP: The Edge of the World Bookshop (Penzance)

BRIDAL STORE: Colins Bridal (Callington)

BOUTIQUE STAY: The Cornish Place (Redruth)

CAFÉ: Feed (Hayle)

CHILDREN’S BUSINESS: Wild Warriors (Polzeath)

DAY SPA: St Michaels Resort (Falmouth)

DESTINATION PUB: The Rising Sun (Truro)

FAMILY ATTRACTION: The Lost Gardens of Heligan (St Austell)

FARM SHOP/DELI: Sabzi Deli (Truro)

FITNESS INSTRUCTOR: Tara Hegarty, Versatile Fitness Choice (Roche)

FLORIST: Vintage & Bloom (Falmouth)

HAIR SALON: Laura Evans Hair Studio (Hayle)

HOTEL/INN: Tregenna Castle Resort (St Ives)

JEWELLER: Rosie and Flo (Millbrook)

LIFESTYLE STORE: Just Lily (Porthleven)

LOCAL PRODUCER (FOOD/DRINK): Saltash Bakery (Saltash)

NEW LIFESTYLE START UP: Tea & Leighs (Saltash)

RESTAURANT: The Mulberry (Falmouth)

SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS: All You Can Eco (Perranporth)

THEATRE/ARTS VENUE: Rogue Theatre (Tehidy Woods)

WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER: Verity Westcott (Truro)

WEDDING VENUE: Tregenna Castle Resort (St Ives)

WOMEN’S FASHION STORE: Love of Lemons (Newquay)

YOGA/ PILATES STUDIO: Oceanflow Yoga (Newquay)

All regional winners of Cornwall, along with winners from the other Muddy counties, will go through to the National Muddy Stilettos Awards 2023.

Five businesses in each category will go through to the National Finals, with the ‘Best of the Best’ Winners crowned in July.

The Muddy Stilettos Awards always creates a real sense of community spirit and are a great way for local readers to say ‘Thank you’ to their favourite local business and for those businesses to use the accolade of a Muddy Award to grow their businesses further.

Hero Brown, founder and Editor-in-chief of Muddy Stilettos adds: “I set up these awards 10 years ago to give local lifestyle businesses a chance to shout about how brilliant they are. It’s been an honour to showcase the most creative, innovative lifestyle businesses across Cornwall. The response to this year’s Muddy Awards has been incredible with many thousands voting to support wonderful local businesses and their own vibrant communities.”

The full list of Muddy Awards 2023 Winners across 28 counties nationally is available at Muddystilettos.co.uk/Award