A LAKE District-based holiday lettings agency has won a national accolade.

Sally’s Cottages was named Best Small Business at the 2014 Women’s 1st Shine Awards ceremony.

The awards celebrate top female talent in the tourism and visitor economy sector and the women showing outstanding talent.

MD Sally Fielding, 39, said: "When I started in 2003, we had £1,000 in the bank and one cottage on our books. Now we have over 300 cottages throughout the Lake District and Cumbria, 13 members of staff and a £3million turnover.”