Residents in Dumbarton and the Vale with a taste for bread, pies and pastries are being called on to vote for their favourite local baker to help them win the Scottish Baker of the Year crown for 2019.

The Scottish Baker of the Year Awards is the brainchild of Scottish Bakers, the Trade Association for bakers in Scotland who first decided to search for the best baker in the country in 2012.

Now in its eighth year, the competition celebrates Scots’ love of a tasty treat from a local baker and aims to crown just one hard working bakery Scottish Baker of the Year.

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Scottish Bakers’ Alasdair Smith said: “With thousands of pies, scones, loaves, savoury items, morning rolls, individual cakes and biscuits sold in Scotland every day, our artisan bakers work hard to keep us all going.”

See scottishbakers.org/vote2019 for more information, and to support your favourite.