PAUL Allen is raising a glass to the Evening News after his name was plucked from a hat in our Treasure Trail competition to win a free pint every day for a year at Metro Bar.

Paul, from Willowslea Road, Northwick, went down to the St Nicholas Street venue yesterday to drink his first prize and introduce himself to the bar staff who are set to become familiar faces over the next 12 months.

The 35-year-old, who works for the Post Office in the delivery centre in Lowesmoor, said he was delighted to have won the competition.

"I enter all the Evening News competitions but I've never won before so this is fantastic," he said.

"I usually pop in to Metro after work any way but now I'll be in there a lot more regularly."