HUNT'S The Florist, backed by the Malvern Gazette, is seeking to reward Malvern's employee of the year for 2001 and the closing date for entries is drawing near.

Gazette editor Nick Howells will select the winning entry.

"I will be looking for someone who has done that little bit extra, above and beyond what would normally be expected of them," he said.

Employers who feel one of their staff fits the bill throughout the course of the past year should put their details down on paper, including reasons for their choice, and send them to Employee of 2001, Hunt's The Florist, 40 Court Road, Malvern, WR14 3BP.

The winner will receive a designer bouquet of flowers from Hunt's early in the New Year.