The awards celebrate the best and most successful firms across Cheshire East and gives businesses a chance to show off just how good they are.

This year the Macclesfield Express is sponsoring a new award - Excellence in Social Media - and is inviting firms from across Macclesfield and Wilmslow to enter their companies into the category.

Social media is one of the fastest growing platforms for any business and is a fantastic opportunity to engage with customers in completely new ways.

At the Express our digital platforms - including the webpage, twitter and facebook - are considered just as important as good old fashioned print.

Our award celebrates individuals, companies and organisations who have embraced social media communications and recognises those who are using online platforms to communicate in fresh and innovative ways.

So if you are an online aficionado, or have come up with a fantastic way of using social media for your company, then share your success with the rest of the town and let us know what you have achieved.

There are 12 awards in total and the deadline has been extended to Tuesday, October 7 - so there is still time to get your entries in.

Entry is free. To nominate your business go to necbawards.co.uk and fill in an entry form.

The awards will be presented at a swanky do at The Mere Golf Resort and Spa in Knutsford on November 26.