Tong Garden Centre was been voted Elite Business of the Year in the Aagrah Restaurant Group's 36th Annual Dinner and Elite Yorkshire Business Awards.

Tong's MD Mark Farnsworth and commercial director Sharon McNair were among the 600 business guests attending the event in Leeds.

Pictured: Sharon McNair and Mark Farnsworth, centre, receive the Elite Business Award.

Mr Farnsworth said: “Yorkshire boasts some of the largest and most successful companies in the UK and I'm proud to accept this award on behalf of the team at Tong who have worked tirelessly to restore Tong to its former glory.”

The event raised £125,000 for the Yorkshire Cricket Foundation.