PIONEERING Malvern business TxtLocal has been named Best Local Business' in a competition judged by Theo Paphitis, one of the dragons' from the popular BBC2 television series Dragon's Den.

The company offers an innovative service allowing businesses, groups and clubs to keep in touch with their customers and members by sending text messages to their mobile phones. The competition was organised by local radio stations across the country, with TxtLocal winning in the Radio Wyvern region.