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With over 10,000 votes the winners were announced for the High Street Heroes

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    • Big cheers for the winners at the annual High Street Heroes Awards

    The High Street Heroes Awards on Thursday 21 August at the Game of Thrones Studio, Banbridge, where finalists came together to honour this year’s champions of Northern Ireland’s independent retail sector.

    Thousands of people cast their votes for their favourite independent retailers and high streets across Northern Ireland.

    Highlights from the night included Coleraine being named “High Street of the Year.” Greens of Lisburn winning the “Overall Independent Retailer” award for 2025 and Richard Kyle of Greens of Lisburn has been named “Independent Retail Employee of the Year.”

    You can see the full list of award winners here.

    Check out our gallery below for pictures from the night.

    1. The winners were announced at a ceremony in The Game of Thrones Studio (Credit: Kelvin Boyes/ Press Eye)

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