A Whitland chip shop is vying to take the title of ‘Best UK Takeaway’ after being nominated for the award.

The town’s Traditional No 8 Fish and Chip Shop, at Clifton Ville, on St. John’s Street which has only been trading for a year, is the only chip shop in Wales to get through to the finals.

Proprietor Georgie Jacobs said the business which was previously nominated for outstanding takeaway in South West Wales, offers a huge range of vegan and gluten free choices on its menu, so they can cater for everyone.

The Whitland chippy will go up against takeaways from Cardiff, Pontypridd and Swansea in the Wales category of the British Takeaway Awards (BTAs) which will be held at The Savoy in London on January 27.

For half a decade the BTAs, which are run in association with Just Eat, have paid homage to the unsung heroes of the takeaway sector who work tirelessly to serve us our favourite takeaway dishes in Wales and all across Great Britain.

The top five takeaways in Wales that received the most public votes have made it through to the star-studded national awards ceremony at The Savoy in the New Year.

The twelve regional winners will be chosen by a panel of judges who will take into consideration the number of votes each finalist received, feedback from a mystery shop, and by reviewing a written submission from the restaurant owners.

The panel will then identify the twelve regional winners and crown an overall winner for the coveted Best Takeaway in Britain award.

As well as the accolade of best takeaway, each regional winners will receive £1,000 and the Best Takeaway in Britain will receive £5,000.

The panel of judges include: Ainsley Harriott - celebrity chef, TV star and best selling author; Sarah Willingham - entrepreneur and former star of BBC2’s Dragons’ Den; Graham Corfield - Chief Operating Officer of Just Eat; Ibrahim Dougus - Chairman of the British Takeaway Campaign; James Hacon - Managing Director of Think Hospitality.

Andrew Kenny, Managing Director of Just Eat commented: “We are excited to be back for the fifth year running to celebrate the local takeaways across Britain that provide their communities with quality food, outstanding customer service and joy.

“This year, we saw a tremendous amount of votes in Wales.

“The calibre of restaurants is high so the judges will have their work cut out picking a winner!”

As well as voting for the best of the best in the sector, takeaway aficionados also had the chance to nominate themselves as ‘Britain’s #1 Takeaway Fan’.

Culinary legend and BTAs judge Ainsley Harriott will be picking the lucky winner who will win a holiday to the country where their favourite takeaway cuisine hails from, a free takeaway every month for a year (courtesy of Just Eat), and the ‘Britain’s #1 Takeaway Fan’ trophy.