Cheshire newsagent is FW Independent Retailer of the Year

Cheshire newsagent Judy Evans, of Williams of Audlem, is the proud winner of the 2023 Farmers Weekly Awards Independent Retailer of the Year.

Judy’s family has been running the Audlem-based shop since 1862, and has stocked Farmers Weekly magazine since its first issue in 1934. An estimated 4,500 copies have passed over its counter in that time.

See also: Farmers Weekly Awards 2023: Farmer of the Year

“Over the decades, the farming community has always been quite literally our bread and butter,” says Judy.

“We too are up early seven days a week, rain or shine, and so often it is a farmer, or quite often a retired farmer, who is first through our door in the morning.”

Judy routinely promotes Farmers Weekly to her customers, and says that it is the magazine she recommends most to students from nearby Harper Adams University and Reaseheath College.

“One thing I’ve learned is whether dairy, arable, or hill farming, the need for good quality and reliable information, advice, and sometimes inspiration, is always paramount,” she says.

“As a newsagent, we play our part in supplying farmers with Farmers Weekly to meet these needs.”

Judy’s commitment to supporting her farming customers and deep understanding of the agricultural industry impressed the judges.

She was invited to attend the FW Awards event on Thursday 5 October, where she was presented with her certificate and a £1,000 prize.