STAFF at a Stockton restaurant are celebrating after winning an award.

The KFC, in Wellington Square, has won the Restaurant of the Year for the second consecutive year.

The award was given to the restaurant by the company's head office, following a series of mystery shopper visits and on-the-spot internal audits, which highlighted the restaurant's achievement in customer care, staff training, low staff turnover and sales performance.

Matthew Reeves, general manager of KFC, in Stockton, said: "We are delighted to receive the award, and to have our efforts recognised in this way is a great honour."

As well as winning the award, the restaurant is also celebrating the results of a separate internal audit, which saw it achieve more than 90 per cent for cleanliness, hospitality, accuracy, maintenance, product and speed