The winners of this year's Branch Pub of the Year (POTY) and Cider Pub of the Year (CPOTY) awards are as follows:

Edinburgh:

• 1st - Dreadnought
• 2nd - Stockbridge Tap
• 3rd (joint) - Guildford Arms & Jolly Judge

Lothians:

• 1st - Volunteer Arms (Staggs), Musselburgh
• 2nd - Dean Tavern, Newtongrange
• 3rd - Grey Horse, Balerno

Borders:

• 1st - Rutherfords, Kelso
• 2nd - Bridge Inn, Peebles
• 3rd (joint) - Cross Inn, Paxton & Salmon Inn, Galashiels

Dreadnought, Staggs, and Rutherfords will now be judged by members of the branch to win our overall branch pub of the year. This will be announced mid March.

Cider Pub of the Year:

• 1st - Jolly Judge
• 2nd - Dreadnought
• 3rd - Steel Coulson Southside

Jolly Judge will now go forward to be judged for the Scottish CPOTY.

Once judging is completed, presentations to the three POTYs, and CPOTY will be organised.

Congratulations to all the pubs on the list!