A shop in Witney has proved to be a goldmine for its owners who are celebrating five years in business.

Bill and Nikki Maddocks run the goldsmiths and craft shop We Three Kings in Bridge Street, and have been named as one of the top shops in the country to promote quality handmade crafts.

The Christmas rush has already started and Bill and Nikki have spent the last week unpacking the new work ready for Christmas. Bill said: "We have had a hectic week with all the new work arriving but it looks fabulous and now of course the jewellery side is getting really busy.

"It is the last opportunity to have a piece of jewellery made with the Millennium hallmark on it and no-one wants to miss out."

As well as selling to their local customers, Bill and Nikki have also made jewellery for clients in America, Australia and Japan.To keep up with the demand for orders, they have gone online at www.kingsgold.co.uk

Bill added: "The traditional skills used in working gold dates back over 5,000 years, having now reached the 21st century we felt we should move forward just a little bit."

To mark their fifth anniversary, Bill and Nikki are having a wooden sign made with help from an Arts Council grant.