Karen Bradley and Gary Riley, pictured, who took over at the New Inn, Cononley, just over six months ago, have picked up a prestigious Cask Marque Award for the quality of their cask ales.

Cask Marque is an independent organisation responsible for monitoring cask ale quality, with a distinctive plaque awarded to pubs passing rigorous tests for keeping and serving ale to the highest standards.

Timothy Taylor, which owns the popular village pub, is committed to achieving Cask Marque standards in all of its 28 pubs. Timothy Taylor's tied estate manager Andrew Daykin said: "Pubs are only as good as the last pint they serve and getting our beers to the customer in prime condition is heavily reliant on the skill of the landlord."