A SOUTH East Cornwall firm is up for a national award for its cheese.

The Cornish Cheese Company, of Upton Cross, has been shortlisted for a Great British Cheese Award 2017 in the best blue cheese category for its Cornish Blue.

Founder Philip Stansfield said: ‘We are extremely pleased to have made the finals particularly as the finalists are determined by the public, so we are very grateful to everyone who voted for us.

‘Awards can make a huge difference to food companies, as we discovered when Cornish Blue became world champion cheese in 2010. Last year we won the people’s choice award at the Great British Cheese Awards so we are hoping to emulate that success.’

The category winners will be announced on October 11 at a ceremony in London.