A pair of Radlett businesswomen won two national awards for their tea and cooking products this week.

Spice Way Original, run by Karen Pomerance and Louise Caplin, won a gold star rating from the Great Taste Awards, for a spice mix product and fruit tea.

The products, Fast Gourmet - Classic Chinese, and Fruit Infusions - Posh Pomelo and Melon won two of the national awards, organised by The Guild of Fine Food.

The duo have been friends for 28 years and Mrs Caplin said: “We are really happy to have received the award and glad we were able to do this together.”