A former insurance worker who quit her job after nearly two decades to open her own pizzeria has been crowned Pizza Chef of the Year.
The coveted Pizza, Pasta & Italian Food Industry (PAPA) Awards are a prestigious benchmark in the industry. Every year, the annual awards sees the UK's most talented pizza chefs battle it out in a bid to be crowned Pizza Chef of the Year.
But it was Ormskirk's own Nicola Jackson-Jones who proved victorious this year. The pizzeria owner and chef, based just a 35 minute drive from Liverpool, boasts a growing collection of accolades, with the win seeing her beat off tough competition.