FOUR county businesswomen have won national awards.

They took home gongs from the Venus Awards on Friday after coming top at the Oxfordshire rounds in November.

The employee of the year category was won by beauty therapist Charlotte Cardosi, from Didcot. Long Wittenham resident Christine McRitchie won the online business award for Earthwise Trading.

Amber-Lauren Ballantyne-Styles, 20, won the young entrepreneur category for her art business. Nancy Hunt won the inspirational woman award after setting up the Nasio Trust