BELLISSIMO Café in Burnley has scored an amazing Italian treble.

It has lifted the award for Best Italian Café in Britain for the third year running at the English Italian Awards, which took place in Manchester.

Manager and owner Lynn Scibetta said: “I’m over the moon with the award. We had to go through quite a tough judging process and were up against many quality Italian cafes from across England.

“The judges love our unique café and tell us to keep on doing what we are doing making our delicious pizzas and our special Italian desserts.

"The judges said they travelled the length and breadth of England but couldn’t find another café that was as unique as ours.

“My husband Giovanni, originates from Sicily, where he worked learning the art of Italian cooking in hotels and restaurants, he then spent some time working in France learning the art of French cuisine, and then moved to the UK with his family where he gained a master bakers degree and a teachers degree in catering – and this varied background enables us to office a unique home-made menu of delicious pizzas and pasta and our wonderful desserts.”

The couple, who have been together for 41 years, opened the cafe 10 years ago.

Lynn, who is from Nelson, met Giovanni in Nelson’s Column which used to be a nightclub in Nelson.