A KEIGHLEY funeral directors is line for a coveted accolade.

David Gallagher has been shortlisted in the Golden Charter Funeral Planner of the Year Awards.

The company, which won the honour in 2006 when it was last nominated, is one of just three firms from the Yorkshire and East Lancashire region in the running this year.

David and Adele Gallagher will attend an awards ceremony at Beaumont Estate, Windsor, tomorrow (Mar 20).

Mrs Gallagher said: "We are delighted to be nominated again for Funeral Planner of the Year.

"The nomination would not be possible without the confidence our clients have in our business, by choosing to pre-pay their funerals."

Golden Charter is the UK's largest independent funeral plan provider.