Winners of the third Land Data Local Land Charges Industry Awards have been announced. The awards were presented at a dinner hosted by broadcaster and journalist Carol Thatcher. The winners were honored across six categories covering marketing innovation, customer satisfaction, most improved service, best NLIS local land charges department, local land charges officer of the year and a special tribute award. Over 120 representatives from local land charges teams from around the country attended the awards ceremony.

 Fergies last longest in Scotland

Harry Ferguson revolutionised farming in the early 20th century by inventing a hydraulic system, still found in every tractor today. An accomplished pilot, engineering genius and effective salesman, Ferguson is so revered in his native Northern Ireland that his face now graces their £20 notes. However, at the largest agricultural exhibition in the Scottish Highlands last year, most of those asked knew very little about Harry Ferguson himself.