It was good news for Wright’s Home Hardware in Troon this week after a local customer won the shop’s latest competition - and landed herself a Smart Home Starter Pack.

Home Hardware run monthly Facebook competitions for their independent shop owners throughout Scotland and the north of England.

This month, Edith McWhirter won the latest competition.

The Home Hardware shops are all independently owned and are members of Home Hardware Scotland (Ltd) which is a buying and marketing group.

The store’s purpose is to bulk buy products so that independent High Street retailers can compete with the likes of B&Q, Argos and other major supermarkets.

With an onus on encouraging footfall and increasing sales in High Street shops following the coronavirus pandemic, there are set to be a few more lucky competition winners in 2021, too.