Three St Albans and Potters Bar businesses have received regional honours in the 2024 Muddy Stilettos awards.

Best Beauty Salon, Best Hair Salon and Best Hotel all went to firms in the two Hertfordshire areas.

Serenity, on Potters Bar High Street, was awarded Best Beauty Salon, while Best Hair Salon and Best Hotel went to St Albans' Mosaic Hair Studio and Sopwell House.

Herts Advertiser: Serenity, on Potters Bar High Street.Serenity, on Potters Bar High Street. (Image: Google Maps)

The businesses will now progress to the 2024 national awards, where five firms in each category will be selected to advance to the finals.

The "best of the best" will be crowned in July this year.

Herts Advertiser: Mosaic Hair Studio in The Quadrant, St Albans.Mosaic Hair Studio in The Quadrant, St Albans. (Image: Google Maps)

Hero Brown, founder and editor-in-chief of Muddy Stilettos, said: "I set up these awards 11 years ago to give local lifestyle indies a chance to shine.

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"It’s been an honour to showcase these most creative, innovative lifestyle businesses across Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire, in partnership with Tide banking nationally.

"The response to this year’s Muddy Awards has been incredible with thousands voting to support an amazing array of local businesses big and small.”

Herts Advertiser: Sopwell House in Cottonmill Lane, St Albans.Sopwell House in Cottonmill Lane, St Albans. (Image: Google Maps)

The full list of award winners for all 28 areas can be found at www.muddystilettos.co.uk/awards/counties/.