A TEAM of staff from a Leominster care home could be the best in the UK.

The employees at Bupa's Residential and Nursing Home on the Bargates, has reached the national finals of the BUPA Team of the Year Award 2015

Selected from 27,000 colleagues across the UK, the awards are open to teams and individuals working in a care or support role for BUPA Care Services UK.

Sally Simmons, home manager at the Leominster care home, said: "This proves that positive and caring teamwork is the way forward for the future of elderly care and I am proud of each and every member of our team for making this happen.”

The winners will be announced at a special awards ceremony to be held at the Botanical Gardens in Birmingham on September 7.