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24th November 2025

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Best Local Band

Porcelain Girl
29.00%
Hot Fuzz
26.70%
Skattabox
8.63%
Slow Hand
8.52%
The Red Line
7.83%
Loue Marc
7.13%
Kolubara
5.41%
Mantle
4.26%
Sinker
2.53%

Best Live Music Venue

The Hairy Dog
29.63%
Flowerpot
24.74%
Dubrek Studios
13.08%
Victoria Inn
12.04%
Electric Daisy
11.85%
Mr Shaws House
4.61%
Bluenote
4.05%

Best Promoter

RAW Promotions
37.68%
Third Eye Live Events
19.27%
Musikbox
19.15%
Alpha Pro Creative
14.88%
OneCab
9.02%

Best Independent Eatery

Lorentes
20.00%
House Boat
13.03%
Brownie Points Bakery
9.68%
Anoki
8.33%
Seven
8.14%
The Pepperpot
5.52%
Ebi Sushi
5.43%
Jerk Station
4.71%
BOA
4.52%
Lotus Indian Kitchen
4.34%
Carnivore
3.80%
Moonsha
3.62%
Balti International
3.08%
Bates at 121
2.35%
Howlin Chicken
2.26%
Compamigos
1.18%

Best Bar / Nightclub

Bunk
13.31%
Suds and Soda
12.46%
Orange Tree
12.35%
Seymours bar
10.03%
The Blacksmiths lounge
8.87%
Fat Cat Cafe
8.55%
Odwyers
8.45%
The Distillery
8.24%
The Spirit Run
7.50%
Stein Strasse
4.12%
Waterfall
3.38%
Mixing House
2.75%

Best Independent Pub

Exeter Arms
15.77%
The Bless
13.58%
The Old Bell
10.04%
Joiners Arms
9.66%
The Shakespeare
8.60%
Old Silk Mill
8.32%
Mr Grundy's
6.50%
The old dolphin inn
6.41%
The Greyhound
6.21%
Creaky Floorboard
5.93%
Coopers Arms
2.77%
Brick And Tile
2.39%
Tudor Bar
2.20%
The Royal Standard
1.63%

Best Coffee House

Bear
32.87%
Nixon Coffee
18.12%
Mr Shaw's House
10.79%
Rask
9.41%
Coffee No 1
8.32%
Pointsix Coffee House
7.92%
No 10
7.23%
The Beetroot Tree Deli & Coffee House
5.35%

Best Brewery or Distillery

Dancing Duck Brewery
41.14%
Derby Brewing Company
34.89%
Brunswick Brewing
13.15%
English Wine Project Winery
10.81%

Best Independent Shop

The Fig
26.08%
Rollersnakes
22.25%
Foulds Guitars
8.96%
Threadz
8.39%
BPM Records
8.39%
Design 44
7.58%
Rattle and drum
5.22%
Little Cobbler
5.13%
Flizzone
3.99%
Dark Shenanigans
1.39%
Black by Design
1.06%
Boredomintheuk
0.65%
Hettie and Sid
0.49%
B Well
0.41%

Best Artist

Sam and Alex Bolton
23.19%
Soap
20.02%
Sam Saxby
17.29%
Ed Heron
11.16%
Zaza Lewis
10.72%
Zah Zah Binks (Brandon Morris)
9.63%
Venus Bejhati
7.99%

Best Culture Hub

Dubrek Studios
19.87%
Quad
17.12%
Electric Daisy
15.89%
Bustler market
13.43%
Market hall
10.03%
Thrivemind Village
8.99%
Factory Food Court
8.23%
Banks Mill Studios
6.43%

Best Tattoo Studio

Rapture Tattoo Co.
27.45%
Studio one
21.07%
Vivid Ink
14.05%
Salamander
12.01%
Second Skin
10.44%
Inka Studios
8.60%
Collective Tattoo
6.38%

Best Alternative Activity

Roller World
19.02%
GloryHoles
16.28%
Moorways Sports Village
10.38%
Derby Gaol
8.63%
Willows Sports Center
7.21%
Make Your Escape
7.10%
Harry Hatchets
6.23%
Derby BMX Track
5.36%
Bad Flower Burlesque
5.14%
S3 Padel Derby
5.03%
Kumite Wrestling
5.03%
Unescapable escape room
4.59%

Arts and heritage award

Museum of Making
25.21%
Elvaston Castle
15.09%
Derby Museum
13.50%
Derby Theatre
10.31%
Darley Park
8.62%
Markeaton Park
7.78%
Derby Cathedral
6.94%
Kedleston Hall
4.78%
Pickford House
4.31%
Markeaton Park Craft Village
3.47%

Local Legend Award

Forde Brookfield
24.32%
Jay Dean
20.87%
Dani bello
20.67%
David Turner
18.84%
Gez Addictive
15.30%

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