Do you love your local pub? Do you have a favourite bar that you believe is the best in Middleton or Blackley?

If so then look out for the Middleton Guardian Pub of the Year competition coming soon in your favourite local paper.

Pubs remain vital hubs in our community and we want you to help us reward the best of the bunch.

Starting in March we'll be asking our readers to vote for their favourite pub or bar. The three with the most votes will then be visited by a panel of mystery drinkers who will decide the Middleton Guardian Pub of the Year for 2010.

And there's a further opportunity for the winner.

This pub will then go forward to the grand final, the Citylife.co.uk Pub of the Year 2010, which will include all the winners from our sister titles across MEN Media. An overall winner will then be voted for by readers.

So spread the word and make sure your landlord and his customers know about the Middleton Guardian Pub of the Year 2010.

Watch out for full details of how to vote in your Middleton & North Manchester Guardian.