A NORTH-EAST family butcher is celebrating a sizzling success, after becoming one of only four in the country to receive two stars for its sausages in this year’s Great Taste awards.

Ibbitson’s at Sunderland’s Jackie Whites Market, received its latest accolade in this year’s awards, run by the Guild of Fine Foods.

The third-generation butchers received the two stars – this year’s highest rating for sausages – for its Anglo-Italian sausages. The firm has had a presence in the market since the 1920s.