WENSLEYDALE Creamery has notched up a red, white and blue hat-trick at shows across the British Isles.

The dairy, based in Hawes, North Yorkshire, which produces red, white and blue cheeses, recorded victories in England, Scotland and Wales.

The creamery's Blue Wensleydale was the first to taste success when it was named reserve champion at Scotland's Royal Highland Show last month.

Last week, at the Great Yorkshire Show, the company's Traditional White Wensleydale and Cheshire cheeses won top prizes, including the Wensleydale Cup.

This week, it completed the treble by winning the Royal Welsh Show with its red Double Gloucester.

Production director Alice Amsden said: "It is a great tribute to the skills of our cheesemakers. The results confirm cheese made in Wensleydale has national and international appeal."