A FORMER Herefordshire student has got through to round two of the nationwide Flower Shop of the Year competition.

Emma Lynch, who has studied at Aylestone School and Hereford College of Art and Design, set up her Love Lily flower shop in Abergavenny in October, 2006.

Just eight months later she finds herself competing against 54 other shops from around the country, and the only representative of Wales.

She said: "This is just fantastic for us, it is such an achievement and accolade which really is a credit to the work that myself and my team do here."