The Red Door Deli has been named the 'most loved' business in Monmouth.

Andrew and Jacky Knapp, the owners of promotional company The Best of Monmouth and Abergavenny, have been encouraging people to make an extra effort to show how much they appreciate the great businesses we have in and around both towns.

The '14 Days of love' campaign 2013 saw the best businesses across the UK go head to head to earn the title of 'The Most Loved Business in the UK'.

Across Monmouth and Abergavenny, more than 1,250 reviews were given to nearly 60 local businesses in the two towns.

The winner by a significant margin was The Red Door Deli and Diner, who also came second nationally in the 'Most Loved Businesses in Category' for delicatessens.

The much-loved runners-up for the '14 Days of love' competition in Monmouth are Misbah Tandoori, The Coach House and Blue Glow IT, followed by Handyman House, Emma Webster Flowers, Drybridge House, WPA, ARTico and Coates Physiotherapy Clinics.

Andrew and Jacky also ran the competition as part of the 'Buy Local Buy Monmouth' campaign so that all local businesses can join in the fun.

In this category, the Jewel Balti restaurant, who were joint winners in 2012, have been given 'Top Love in Monmouth' again this year by their customers.

Other Monmouth businesses given much love by their customers in 'Best Loved' order are The Hair and Beauty Studio, The Gatehouse Pub and The Pocket Bakery, followed by Bojangles, Eighteen, Envee, No 94, Pasty Heaven, Helmet Hair, Ugo, Ernest Opticians and Andrew Bayliss.

Rhiannon and Ceri Hiscox, owners of winning The Red Door Deli and Diner, located in Millbrook Garden Centre, said: "It is very touching and a real honour to see how much our customers value what we do as we approach our first anniversary in business.

"It is great to see people coming out to support local businesses."

The campaign also took place in the Chepstow area, where Weeks Fish and Chips in the heart of town emerged as the Most Loved Business in Chepstow.

Manager Katie Woods said: "It's just great, our staff really got involved and our customers did us proud, to see people to supporting local businesses is wonderful and we would like to thank all of our customers who voted for us.

"We enjoyed being part of the 14 Days of Love and we're proud to be named the most loved business in Chepstow."

These other local businesses achieved the following positions and were clearly loved by a great number of local people:

2nd place: Herbert Lewis

3rd place: Veterinary Health Centre

4th place: Dave King Fireplaces

5th place: King Relocation Service

6th place: Picnic

Martin Firman of thebestofchepstow said: "It's really encouraging and heart warming to see such a huge number of people recommending our clients during the 14 Days of Love campaign.

"It just goes to show how much our communities are supporting their local independent businesses, which is great news especially during difficult economic times."