A BOLTON businesswoman has donated a £1,000 prize to help boost the plans of women in the UK and around the world.
Jackie Hyde, Managing Director of Stanmore Insurance based in Little Lever, put forward the cash prize as part of the SheInspires Awards.
These annual awards, which began in Bolton seven years ago, went national last year and global this year for the first time. Entries have come in from Denmark and Indian, the US, UAE, South Africa and Australia among many countries and there are 145 finalists in the 18 categories.