BUSINESSES from across the Winchester district celebrated success at an awards evening at Winchester College.

The Winchester Businesses Excellence Awards is a key date in the calendar for businesses and charities of all sizes.

People were treated to a three-course meal, a live band, a speaker and a magician at the college on Thursday, May 30. 

Donna Laine Fine Jewellery, in Parchment Street, took the top prize. 

Hampshire Chronicle: Winchester Business Excellence Awards 2024

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The annual Millennium Egg award was presented to Jude's ice cream, based in Twyford, by Winchester City Council chief executive Laura Taylor. 

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Winchester Business Excellence Awards 2024

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The winners of each category were: business leader - Donna Laine Fine Jewellery, creative and cultural - The Gurkha Museum, technology and digital innovation - Emmaus Hampshire, large business - Rawlings Opticians & Hearing Care, new business - ME Collective, service excellence - By Ross Garcia LTD, SME/independent business - Remedi Health, social enterprise and charity - St John's Winchester, sustainable business - Konings Detailing, business of the year - Donna Laine Fine Jewellery. 

Click the gallery at the top to see the best photos from the awards evening.