MWOTY 2025 Nominations Open
The Merseyside Women of the Year (MWOTY) awards will celebrate 15 years under the stewardship of founding director, Ellie Kerr
The Merseyside Women of the Year (MWOTY) awards will celebrate 15 years under the stewardship of founding director, Ellie Kerr
The winner of the MWOTY 2024 “Women of Courage” category, Jayne Hughes, has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM)
Well, MWOTY HQ has had another absolutely stellar year, with incredible achievements and milestones across 2024. MWOTY was a sold-out
Honey & Morgan, a boutique professional development consultancy, has been awarded Chartered Management Institute (CMI) Approved Centre status within just
Rise Construction Framework has supported its category winner, Lynn Akwei-Howe and her organisation, Crea8ing Community, by funding 100 trauma-informed counselling
Team 1C is bringing back its online advent calendar for 2024, to raise money for Zoe’s Place. The charity, led
A host of MWOTY alumni came together on Saturday 23rd November to support Savera UK’s annual “March to End ‘Honour’-Based
The Sunshine Group, led by the MWOTY 2023 Women Making a Difference category winner, Ann Coffey, has received the King’s
The power of the MWOTY network worked its magic again this month, with an invitation from Fiona Creed at Hope
Tickets for the The Choir with No Name (CWNN) Liverpool’s annual “Big Christmas Singalong” are now on sale, with the
The Positivitree, the charity founded by MWOTY 2022 Women Making a Difference category Runner Up, Rachel Daley, has secured funding
Last week, more than 450 guests gathered at St George’s Hall to celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of some of the
Kathryn Gordon, winner of the Inspirational Woman award at MWOTY 2024, has unveiled her new venture, OWCH, a marketplace dedicated
On Thursday 17th October saw the return of the Merseyside Independent Business Awards (MIBS) 2024. Founded in 2013 by Morecrofts
Abby Younis, winner of the MWOTY 2024 Women in Health and Wellbeing Category, was last month at the UN office
MWOTY 2023 alumni Allison Furlong and Claire Cathcart attended the British Citizen Youth Awards (BCyA) in October as Alfie Fitzsimmons,
Applications are now open for young women – including trans women, female-identifying and non-binary people – in London and Liverpool to
Two groups of brave volunteers have taken the plunge in separate charity abseil challenges supporting two previous MWOTY winners. On
Ahead of World Mental Health Day on 10th October, Amy Smythe, winner of the “Community Change” category at MWOTY 2023
Founder of dearbump, Parent Promise and MWOTY 2023 Entrepreneur winner, Emma Jarvis, has launched the DearBump app and joined the
Amy & Friends, the charity led by MWOTY “Woman of Courage” 2024, Jayne Hughes, has released a song, “War Child”,
Merseyside Woman of the Year 2019, Laura Hughes, has been named the North West Regional winner of the prestigious Pride
Jazz legend Courtney Pine is headlining Liverpool’s multi-award winning black arts and diversity festival, BlackFest! Now in its 7th year,
Eleven years on from being named Merseyside Woman of the Year 2013, Louise Gillespie and daughter Jess are celebrating a
Singer, songwriter, humanitarian and friend of MWOTY, Claire Mooney, has passed away following a long and brave battle with cancer.
Alfie’s Squad was recognised at the MWOTY 2023 awards, when Allison Furlong, was named ‘Woman of Courage’ (sponsored by Auteur
Just a month after the joy and celebration of MWOTY 2024, an unthinkable tragedy unfolded when three young girls from
The Community Foundation for Merseyside, in partnership with Sefton Council and Sefton CVS, has activated an urgent fundraising appeal for
Sefton Park Palm House is offering a free transition programme this summer and has two spaces left. The transition programme
Women to Watch 2023 winner, Lucky Ali, has announced the return of Lucky’s Café+ Community Free Hot Meals Initiative for
Lightbody Health CIC will be undertaking its annual ‘Carry the Weight’ walk from Southport to Otterspool Prom in Liverpool to
St Helens Bees Netball Club celebrated a swarm of nominations at the North West Netball One Awards on Sunday 7th
Calling all adrenaline-seekers who want to make a difference! The Choir With No Name Liverpool, which is managed by our
Following her double win at the 2024 awards, our MWOTY 2024, Director and Joint Owner at Carpenters Group, Donna Scully,
MWOTY 2023 Entrepreneur winner, Emma Jarvis, has secured £25,000 for her product Dearbump. Dearbump is a revolutionary product aimed at
Donna Scully, joint owner and director at Carpenters Group, one of the UK’s leading providers of insurance and legal services
Laura Pye, Director of National Museums Liverpool, has been announced as guest speaker at the Merseyside Women of the Year
On June 7th, under the nurturing embrace of the Gemini New Moon, the Circle of Joy, established by MWOTY 2022
Dr Sue Palmer-Conn, runner up in the MWOTY 2023 Business Leader Category, attended the Resolution National Conference 2024, the biggest
Liverpool business and MWOTY sponsor Rise Construction Framework has been honoured with a King’s Award for Enterprise for Promoting Opportunity
The finalists for the Merseyside Women of the Year Awards 2024 have been revealed and the public has been invited
Merseyside Woman of the Year 2023, Heather Evans, received a further accolade at Aintree Races earlier this month, when she
Juliana Pinheiro Landim, Director of MWOTY 2023 Arts, Culture & Media category winner, Katumba, is launching a series of Music,
A pioneering community support and signposting service tailored for the LGBT+ community, which was established following the death of MWOTY
World Autism Acceptance Week (2 – 8 April) took place earlier this month and we saw no better time to
A mammoth challenge to generate funds for #kNOwKnifeCrime to buy bleed control kits and cabinets for schools has raised an
The Merseyside Women of the Year (MWOTY) awards is committed to helping all women in Merseyside in the Liverpool City Region to
Ten years on from being named Merseyside Woman of the Year 2014, Sara Lawton, Director of Rise Construction Framework, has
MWOTY 2023 Entrepreneur award winner, Emma Jarvis, is looking for organisations with 5-10 pregnant employees to take part in a
MWOTY 2022 Finalist, Ithalia Johnson is gearing up for the “Powerful Gal Bacchanal” an electrifying celebration of Liverpool’s diverse Black
The team behind the Merseyside Women of the Year (MWOTY) Awards will next week (Thursday 7th March 2024, 12 noon)
Women are more worried about running out of money during retirement compared to men, new research* from the Liverpool office
Teachers and students from Southport Learning Trust have collectively raised more than £5,000 for the #kNOwKnifeCrime campaign, through a relay
Moira O’Shaughnessy, managing partner of MWOTY headline sponsors, FPC, is marking her 60th birthday with a special challenge for two
Liverpool city centre’s first independent, privately-owned, boutique hotel and MWOTY supporter, Hope Street Hotel, has celebrated its 20th birthday! Welcoming
Sunshine Group members and their supporters have come together to shoot a 2025 calendar to raise money for the group,
MWOTY 2022 Social Impact award winner, Natalie Denny, will publish her second book Keisha Jones is a Force of Nature
Next month, from February 5th – 11th is Children’s Mental Health Week. It’s a week that shines a spotlight on
Nominations for the Merseyside Women of the Year awards have opened for 2024, with Investec Wealth & Investment (UK), part
MWOTY 2023 winners, Heather Evans and June Russell, have raised an incredible £6256.35 to support local children through a “Christmas
Lucky’s Café+, launched by MWOTY 2023 “Women to Watch” winner Lucky Ali, has announced a programme of winter initiatives to
Hatter’s Digital Agency has revealed that it will partner with consultancy and artificial intelligence (AI) automation intelligence agency, Nextelligence, in
MWOTY 2023 “Women to Watch ” winner, Lucky Ali, has been recognised for excellence in learning, teaching, and enhancement of
The Big Help Project (BHP) has enjoyed double award success at the Liverpool Chamber Awards, winning the Community Impact Award and
Ainsdale-based independent financial planning and investment management firm, FPC, has announced that it will return as headline sponsor for the
Hatter’s Digital Agency, has been named Digital Marketing Agency of the Year in the Corporate Livewire Global Awards. Hatters was
Ithalia Johnson, finalist in the MWOTY Arts, Culture and Media category in 2022, has launched a transformative ADHD coaching experience
Team 1C, founded by MWOTY 2023 ‘Inspirational Women’ award winner, Claire Cathcart, is to launch a pilot scheme with Liverpool
Category sponsor and charity partner of the 2023 Merseyside Women of the Year Awards, the Community Foundation for Merseyside, were
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so we took the opportunity to catch up with our 2023 ‘Women Making a
The Team 1C Stars and Stripes Ball, which took place on Saturday 30th September, has raised £25,000 for a range
The winner of the 2023 Entrepreneur award, Emma Jarvis, who was recognised at this year’s awards for founding Parent Promise,
After five years of hard work and determination, the first welcome meeting of the pilot group for Alfie’s Squad – a
Some of Liverpool’s most iconic venues set the stage for a huge Black Arts festival in the city in August,
Do you know a primary school in Merseyside who would like to receive a FULLY FUNDED evidence-based Wellbeing programme? The
Who could forget the incredible sights and atmosphere across Liverpool in May when our wonderful, vibrant, beautiful city was host
There are just a few tickets left for Team 1C’s ‘Stars & Stripes Homecoming’ fundraising ball at the Shankly Hotel,
Heather Evans and June Russell, founders of the Halle O’Brien CIC have been jointly crowned Merseyside Woman of the Year
Merseyside Women of the Year Awards (MWOTY) 2023 ceremony will feature “A conversation with Cherie Blair CBE, KC”, hosted by
Eurovision brought joy, fun, music and 100,000 extra people into Liverpool for two fantastic weeks in May. As we continue
The finalists for this year’s the Merseyside Women of the Year Awards 2023 have been revealed and the public has
MWOTY 2019 ‘Business Leader of the Year’ category winner, Rita Waters, received a very important invitation this month, to attend
Earlier this month, 2013 Merseyside Woman of the Year Winner Louise Gillespie and daughter Jessie Hill, founders of fashion boutique
Wirral based suicide prevention charity The Martin Gallier Project – led by 2019 MWOTY ‘One to Watch’ winner, Jessica Gallier
MWOTY’s official event photographer, Kayleigh King of Wild Kind Photography is once again offering her 20-minute outdoor mini brand shoots
As part of its commitment to the community, women-led independent financial advisers, the Financial Planning Corporation (FPC), has stepped up
MWOTY power strikes again as two of our 2022 winners are further recognised for their amazing work! Natalie Denny, Community
Wednesday 8th March will see organisations across Merseyside celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD) and its 2023 theme #EmbraceEquity – because
The MWOTY team was heartbroken to learn that radio presenter, community campaigner and MWOTY Marvel winner, Cassie James passed away
Earlier this month MWOTY 2022 Community Change Award winner Barbara Rouse – also known as ‘The Duchess of Bootle’ –
As we begin our preparations for the Merseyside Women of the Year Awards 2023, we caught up with category sponsor
On Thursday 17th November, MWOTY supporter Fazenda Liverpool hosted the first of a series of mini-MWOTY networking events for finalists
The MWOTY family was deeply saddened to last month hear of the sudden passing of long-standing MWOTY supporter Drew Cockton.
This year’s MWOTY Business Leader, Jennifer Greenan has retained the title of Green Business of the Year for the second
October 18th 2022 is World Menopause Day, a day designated by the International Menopause Society (IMS) to raise awareness of
Jennifer was the 2022 winner of the Merseyside Women of the Year, Business Leader Award which committed MWOTY supporter the
Following the passing of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, on Thursday 8th September 2022, MWOTY founding director shares her thoughts
Inclusive fashion business, Molby the Label, led by MWOTY Entrepreneur of the Year Karina Molby, has launched a breastfeeding dress.
MWOTY 2022 Social Impact winner, Natalie Denny, has seen two of her monologues published in Bloomsbury’s Hear Me Now Volume