GOLDEN tickets to the Borderlines Film Festival in Herefordshire and Shropshire have been won by an Upton arts worker.

The tickets give Helen Stallard free entry to any of the 40 films being shown at this year's festival, which begins next Friday (March 24), at venues across the two counties.

"I'm absolutely thrilled," she said. "There's a dearth of decent films in this area, especially where foreign films are concerned."

Films she is looking forward to seeing include Le Grand Voyage, about a Morrocan father and son's epic journey to Mecca. For more details about the festival visit www.borderlinesfilmfestival.org