Southport BID feature by Stand Up For Southport
This year’s Your Southport Stars Awards winners have been revealed following a spectacular night of celebration.
Over 200 guests from local businesses and organisations attended the awards night at The Grand on Lord Street in Southport on Tuesday 14th April 2026.
The Stars Awards, organised by Southport BID (Business Improvement District), celebrate the vital contribution and positive impact of Southport businesses, shining a light on the quality and diversity of the town centre business community.
The awards attracted entries from over 90 businesses and organisations, with two opportunities to win across ten sector-specific categories.
The public voted in their thousands for the People’s Choice Award, whilst the Business Leaders Award was judged by a panel that selected winners based on success stories from the last twelve months.
It was a special night for new Lord Street venue Wine & Words By Watson. The new café and coffee bar, which opened in summer 2025, walked away with the Business Leaders award for Café or Coffee Shop of the Year, as well as the New Business of the Year award.
Family-run Italian restaurant Volare continued their recent award-winning streak by taking home two prizes, including the overall Business of the Year award.
There were back-to-back successes for The Windmill, The Vincent Hotel, Waterstones, and The Print Quarter, who repeated their wins of last year across their respective categories.
Southport Bijou Cinema CIC, The Office Bar and Restaurant, Portland Hall Spa, and Roxy’s Café were amongst a host of other deserving winners on the night.
The Special Recognition award recognised Forget Me Not Dementia Café, a specialist community located at Southport Community Sports which caters for people living with dementia and their carers.
Kalash Divine Indian, which expanded its Lord Street location in 2025, was recognised with the Your Southport Innovation Award.
The list of Your Southport Stars winners in full:
Restaurant of the Year
Business Leaders Award: The Office Bar & Restaurant
People’s Choice Award: Volare
Café or Coffee Shop of the Year
Business Leaders Award: Wine and Words By Watson
People’s Choice Award: Roxy’s Cafe
Pub, Bar, or Club of the Year
Business Leaders Award: Banff
People’s Choice Award: The Windmill
National Retailer of the Year
Business Leaders Award: Matalan Southport
People’s Choice Award: Waterstones Southport
Independent Retailer of the Year
Business Leaders Award: Flora Health Shop
People’s Choice Award: The Cake Box Southport
Entertainment Venue of the Year
Business Leaders Award: Silcock’s Funland & Carousel
People’s Choice Award: Southport Bijou Cinema CIC
Health and Fitness Venue of the Year
Business Leaders Award: West Lancashire Yacht Club
People’s Choice Award: Dunes Splashworld Leisure Centre
Beauty Business of the Year
Business Leaders Award: The Willow Tree Massage Therapy
People’s Choice Award: Portland Hall Spa
Hotel or Guest House of the Year
Business Leaders Award: Sunnyside Guest House
People’s Choice Award: The Vincent Hotel
Photo by Bertie Cunningham Southport BID
Expert Services Business of the Year
Business Leaders Award: Adaptive Comms
People’s Choice Award: The Print Quarter Southport
Business Leaders Award: Adaptive Comms. Photo by Bertie Cunningham Southport BID
Your Southport Special Recognition Award
Forget Me Not Dementia Café
Your Southport Innovation Award
Kalash Divine Indian
Kalash Divine Indian. Photo by Bertie Cunningham Southport BID
New Business of the Year
Wine & Words By Watson
Business of the Year
Volare
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