THERE are just a few weeks remaining to get your entries and nominations in for the Cirencester Chamber of Commerce Business Awards.

The deadline for entries to all categories is March 29, and finalists will be notified by April 23.

Winners and runners up will then be announced, as in previous years, at the glittering awards dinner on May 10 at the Kings Head Hotel in Cirencester.

For the ninth year, Cirencester Chamber of Commerce will be rewarding and celebrating the best the town has to offer.

Once again the Wilts and Glos Standard is sponsoring the Customer Service Award and we are asking that readers send their nominations directly to us at wgsnews@wiltsglosstandard.co.uk.

Entries so far are many and varied, from nominations for hairdressers to bookshops and estate agents, and recognise the sheer variety of good customer service in Cirencester.

With just a few weeks to go, this is your chance to have your say and make sure that businesses or individuals putting the customer first get recognition.

The Chamber of Commerce Business Awards offer up a chance for the business community to shine.

Other categories this year are: Business Person of the Year, Team of the Year, Corporate Social Enterprise Award, Retailer of the Year, Professional Services Provider of the Year, Hospitality & Entertainment Provider of the Year, Business of the Year, Young Enterprise of the Year, Cirencester Ambassador Award, Creatives Champion.

New awards this year are Business/organisation of the Year and Apprentice of the Year.

Entries are welcome from any business located within the GL7 postcode area. Visit cirencesterchamber.org.uk for entry forms.

Send your nominations for the Customer Service Award with your reason to wgsnews@wiltsglosstandard.co.uk