A micro pub has been named best overall in the district.

The Lanes, in Worthington Street, Dover was named as 2017 Branch Pub of the Year for the Dover, Deal and Sandwich area.

The business was given its accolade by CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale).

The pub is run by Keith and Debbie Lane and has had its third CAMRA award since it opened in December 2014.

Previously it had been named Spring Pub of the Season in 2015 and Autumn Pub of the Season in 2016.

Mrs Lane, 57, told the Mercury: “This is our third award in three years and we are really proud.

“We think it is down the the wonderful brewery we use who brew to perfection and we serve the beer at its optimum.”

Mrs Lane and her 61-year-old husband have been married for 36 years and originally met in another pub, the Roman Quay in Dover in the late 1970s.

He was previously a train driver and her previous jobs have included being a nurse and store detective.

The other finalists in this competition. were the Berry in Walmer, the Crown Inn, Finglesham; the Eight Bells in Cannon Street, Dover, the Louis Armstrong in the town’s Maison Dieu Road and the Mash Tun in Bench Street, Dover.

Each of the finalists were judged on categories such as quality of beer and style, decor, furnishing and cleanliness.

Other yardsticks included service, welcome and offering, community focus and atmosphere and overall impression.