Karen launched her new Independent Retailer of the Year Competition. You can vote here. Karen said:
"The Moorlands is blessed with some of the finest independent shops, they are one of the reasons people visit our towns and villages and helped Leek become runner-up in a national High Street of the year competition last year. I want to help celebrate those shops and encourage people to visit them so I am delighted to launch this new competition.
"You can nominate and vote for your local retailer through this website and there is a prize for the business with the most votes and for three lucky voters, Alton Towers have provided some fantastic prizes."
Karen launched the competition with some of the local shops in Leek on Saturday but you can vote for your favourite retailer across the Moorlands.