A COUPLE from Bury are finalists in the British Institute of Innkeeping's 2003 Licensee of the Year competition.

David and Gillian Heyes, who run the Garsdale Country Inn and Restaurant, in Woodhill Road, Brandlesholme, are up against five other regional finalists as they compete for a trophy and £1,000.

The winner will be announced at a prestigious London awards ceremony on March 25.