THE town clerk of Knutsford has been shortlisted for a national award.

Adam Keppel-Green, who celebrates nine years with the town council this month, is one of five in the running for the Clerk of the Year award in the NALC Star Council Awards.

This accolade aims to recognise the role of town and parish councils and the contribution they make to their communities.

Adam, who joined the council in September 2012 as deputy town clerk and became town clerk in April 2014.

Adam said:“It is an honour to be shortlisted for this award amongst four other great clerks.

"The job of town clerk is extremely rewarding and I am proud to work for a proactive and positive council.

"If I am fortunate enough to win, it would be as much an award for the council as it would for me personally.”

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Adam is also clerk to Gawsworth Parish Council, a director of the Society of Local Council Clerks (SLCC), board member of the Cheshire Association of Local Councils and training officer for the Cheshire branch of the SLCC.

Town Mayor Cllr Stewart Gardiner said: "I am very pleased that Adam has been nominated for this award and wish him well in the final.

“I am very conscious that he works tirelessly not just in his official capacity as town clerk but in supporting several of the volunteer organisations within the town in their efforts too.

"Adam has been the inspiration behind many of the initiatives the town council has undertaken in recent years and the people of Knutsford should be pleased that he is our town clerk.”

The winner of the award will be announced at an online ceremony in October.