WEST Somerset has three finalists in this year’s prestigious Somerset Business Awards open to companies, charities and individuals from across the county.

One of the three, Shearwell Data Limited in Wheddon Cross, is in line for two awards – Somerset Manufacturer and Producer Award and Family Business of the Year.

Singer Instruments, in Roadwater, is an Employer of the Year finalist, and Watchet-based charity Elliot’s Touch has the ‘Outstanding Achievement’ award in its sights.

This is the 15th anniversary of the awards, which are run annually by the Somerset Chamber of Commerce, and the judges faced a tough time whittling down a record-breaking number of entries from all corners of the county.

The final will be hosted by Somerset cricket all-rounder Peter Trego at the Winter Gardens Pavilion, in Weston-super-Mare, on October 25.