SOME big cheeses will be hoping to make their mark at a national competition this weekend.

Prince Charles's estate is among the entrants in the British Cheese Awards at Stow-on-the-Wold tomorrow.

But Highgrove House will be pitted against former title winners from Yorkshire, including Shepherd's Purse from Thirsk, the Wensleydale Dairy in Hawes and Richmond's Swaledale Cheese Company. "With a record number of entries this year, the prince faces some stiff competition, said spokeswoman Juliette Harbutt yesterday.

It is followed on Saturday and Sunday by the British Cheese Festival, which is open to the public