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Six awards for students' union at Best Bar None 08
Last updated: Mon 21st Apr 2008 at 02:30
UPEL, the company which runs bars and entertainments in the union's Student Centre, has won six awards in the 2008 Best Bar None awards, with first place in the Power FM Listeners' Choice and five runners-up prizes.
The Power FM Listeners' Choice award is one of the hardest awards to win, with competition from 45 other venues across the city.
UPEL has also won accreditation for the Student Centre as a Best Bar None-participant bar, venue and leisure complex, as part of its six awards, receiving more awards than any other venue in Portsmouth.
The awards ceremony took place on Wednesday night, and the event was attended by staff from the Student Centre's trading company, UPEL.
The Student Centre is one of the largest entertainments venues on the south coast, as well as being the home of the University of Portsmouth's Students' Union. The building won Portsmouth's "Best New Building" award when it was opened in 2002.
The Best Bar None awards are a prestigious recognition of the quality of a venue. Sponsors include the Hampshire police service, Power FM, the NUS, and a number of venue operators in the area, including Luminar Leisure.
News Editor Jacob Leverett attended the ceremony with photographer Tom Worman, distributing cheeky copies of Pugwash magazine and Pugwash News...
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