Scarborough Business Awards reaction

Hundreds of people flocked to the black-tie event – which featured an exclusive message to guests from Prime Minister Theresa May.

In a letter sent to the organisers, she adds: “I must put Scarborough on my list of places to visit soon.”

The main sponsor for this year's event was The University of Hull.

Jon Hammond compered the evening and this year’s entertainment wad provided by the lively Mr Wilson’s Second Liners.

New categories for 2016 included Women in Business, Overall Winner and an East Yorkshire category.

The winners are as follows:

Tourism Award Sponsored by Plaxton

Escape 2 the Sands

Small Business Sponsored by Coast & County Radio

Sandside cafe, Sandsend

Medium Business Sponsored by Handelsbanken

Brunswick Shopping Centre

Large Business Sponsored by Tyro Training

Karro

Apprentice of the Year Sponsored by YH Training

Mickyle Clarke

Employer of the Year sponsored by Welcome to Yorkshire

YHT Training

Export Sponsored by Bennett Potatoes

Hunprenco

New Business Sponsored by the Scarborough Business Ambassadors

Butterworth Marine

Business Person of the Year Sponsored by the Brunswick Shopping Centre

Alan Atkinson

Young Entrepreneur Sponsored by THE UNIVERSITY OF HULL

Richard Askew

Women in Business Sponsored by Show-Bootique

Suzanne Burnett

East Yorkshire Outstanding Business of the Year Sponsored by Alfred Bekker

West BS

Social Enterprise Sponsored by McDonalds

Scarborough Rugby Union Club

Overall Winner Sponsored by Lloyd Dowson

Hunprenco

Lifetime Achievement Sponsored by The Scarborough News

Andrew Boyes

Table Sponsor - Yorkshire Coast College

Drinks Reception Sponsor - Scarborough Spa

Champagne Sponsor - FSB

Welcome table cards

sponsor - Caddick

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