Chester Cathedral provided the spectacular setting for the 13th Cheshire Business Awards which celebrated the creativity, initiative and determination demonstrated by firms large and small throughout the county.
It was the third time the 900-year-old historic building has welcomed the awards, organised by Trinity Mirror with the help of executive sponsors SAS Daniels.
Friday’s festivities began with an introduction from Michael Green, Trinity Mirror executive editor Cheshire weeklies, who described this as an exciting time to be part of the business community in the county, especially in Chester itself.
For a gallery of pictures and full list of winners from this year's glittering Chester Cathedral ceremony see chesterchronicle.co.uk