Stout work DRINKERS at a well known pub on the Bolton/Bury border can sip their pints in confidence - after the pub's cellar won a top accolade.

The cellar at the Sparking Clog on Radcliffe Moor Road, was short-listed for the final of the Banks's brewery Best Kept Cellar competition.

Managers of the Sparking Clog, Martin Wray and Joanne Lovejoy, said: "Serving a great pint to our customers is one of our top priorities and that means keeping a good cellar."

Banks searched for pubs with consistently high standards among its 1,000 strong estate.

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