It is both with great pleasure and great pride that we announce that L&F owner Mary Balfour won not one but two awards at the UK Dating Awards 2015 yesterday evening.

The UK Dating Awards, founded by Charly Lester, recognise and celebrate 'The best of the British Dating Industry'. As well as the award for Matchmaking Agency of the Year - which was won by Mary's agency Drawing Down the Moon - Mary won a special Founder's Award for 30 years of service to dating.

Mary's adventures in dating began over 30 years ago when she took over Drawing Down the Moon personal introduction agency. Subsequently, Mary co-founded Loveandfriends.com in 1999, wrote the book "Smart Dating" and is a frequent guest on radio and TV where her opinions as matchmaker and love coach are widely sought.

LIzzee from Drawing Down the Moon has written a cool posting about the evening on the DDM Blog - click here to get the inside scoop on the event.