MINEHEAD hoteliers Jackie and Brian Jackman were singled out for special attention when Tourism Minister Janet Anderson visited the town last week.

The Minister presented the couple, of the Channel House Hotel, with an English Tourism Council gold award.

It is the only two star hotel in the entire seven-county South West region to be given the gold award for quality.

Mr and Mrs Jackman, pictured with the Minister, are in their 17th season at the eight-bedroom residential hotel in Church Path.

They were already silver award holders when they were told of the gold award in June.

Photo: Steve Guscott