Attendees at the last week's Best Bar None Awards have raised over £500 for York Press' Guardian Angels Appeal.

A total of £540 was raised for the appeal thanks to a raffle, with the first prize donated by InBev.

Organised by City of York Council, North Yorkshire Police and Selby District Council, the annual awards ceremony was held on 6 November and aims to encourage the owners of licensed premises in the area to further improve standards.

The ceremony was held at the National Railway Museum and was attended by more than 200 guests. Forty-three licensed premises from the York and Selby area entered the awards, and the winners received their plaques from Adam Briggs, Deputy Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police.

The winners were:

In York:
Best Club - The Gallery,Clifford St
Best Bar - Orgasmic, Coney St
Best Pub - Old White Swan, Goodgramgate

York City Centre Partnership award - BPM in Rougier Street
       
Overall winner for York - The Gallery

Selby:
Best Pub - Kellington Manor Hotel
Best Bar - Bar Vida
Overall Winner - Kellington Manor Hotel