AN INDEPENDENT cider maker which has a production site in Stourport is celebrating more awards success.

Aston Manor Cider has beaten its 2016 haul of gongs in just eight months of this year after scooping six new accolades for its products and design.

This brings their total to 22 – five more than they won in the whole of last year.

At this year’s Great Taste Awards, Aston Manor’s Knights Malvern Gold premium cider was awarded two stars.

Knights Malvern Gold was also named the Best British (non-sparkling) cider at the World Cider Awards, joining Gold medals for Friels First Press Vintage (sparkling dry) and Friels Hop Infused (flavoured hopped).

Its mainstream brand, Kingstone Press, received a Silver medal in the sparkling medium category.

The business wrapped up the week with a prestigious design award for its recently launched Friels First Press Vintage 5l mini-keg, as well as the popular 330ml can.

Both formats received a Silver medal from a leading panel of judges at the Harpers Design Awards, which celebrate the products at the cutting edge of design and innovation.

Gordon Johncox, chief executive of Aston Manor Cider, said: “We were delighted with our award wins in 2016, so to beat our own record this year with four months to go is an achievement that we are quite rightly proud of.”