BUSINESSES in North Somerset are being invited to enter an award scheme designed to reward the best of local business talent.

The Sian Lloyd-Jones Business Awards will be held on Weston’s Grand Pier on October 8, with entry open to all businesses in the region which have been trading for two to five years.

The awards have been run since 2000 and are named after Sian Lloyd-Jones, who supported local businesses through her role as a client service coordinator before dying of a brain haemorrhage aged 32.

Entries are available from the North Somerset Enterprise Agency on 01934 418118 or www.northsomersetenterpriseagency.co.uk with the closing date for entries on September 2.