A GLASGOW taxi firm are celebrating after winning a top award.

Network Private Hire Ltd were declared Scottish Private Hire of the Year in a glittering ceremony last week.

The inaugural event, which was held at the Double Tree by Hilton, was attended by around 300 people from the country's biggest taxi firms.

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John Cassidy, the firm's director, said: "We weren't expecting to win.

"We run the best taxi company in the country. We're a big company, we help the community, we deliver a great service and we have good staff.

"We're a family run business and we try to work hard at it."