MULTI-award-winning Keighley restaurant Shimla Spice has bagged another prize.

The eaterie off South Street has been named “Best Indian Restaurant 2018 – Keighley” in the Yorkshire & The Humber Enterprise Awards.

The awards, run by SME News, which caters to small and medium-sized enterprises, recognise companies that have a positive impact on their customers.

Organisers said Yorkshire and the Humber and was one of England’s most instrumental economic regions with a diverse economy, combining traditional and modern businesses.

Shimla Spice manager Faisal Hussain said the award came as a surprise.

He said: “Last year we were nominated by customers and were shortlisted. This year I entered myself.

“We’ve won a lot of national awards, but we can’t forget the regional ones because it takes us to a higher level. There are a lot of restaurants in the region.

“We’re pulling people from out of town. We get people who spend a day in Keighley and Haworth then come to us at the end of the day.”

Mr Hussain said the judges had assessed restaurants on various aspects of how they were run.