The Hull Daily Mail lead the way at this year’s Regional Press Awards after scooping five prizes.
Reporter Nicky Harley was named both specialist writer of the year and won scoop of the year, while Catherine Lea picked up business and finance journalist of the year.
The paper also picked up specialist supplement of the year and Ian Bond won designer of the year.
The Derby Evening Telegraph’s Steve Hall was named editor of the year and the Belfast Telegraph won daily/Sunday newspaper of the year (above 25k), with the Cambridge winning daily/Sunday newspaper of the year (below 25k).
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The Essex Chronicle picked up weekly newspaper of the year (above 20k) the Northern Scot won weekly newspaper of the year (below 20k)
Adam Wakelin, who left the Leicester Mercury earlier this year, won features writer of the year for second time.
The Croydon Advertiser’s Gareth Davies won weekly reporter of the year, and Sunday Life’s John McGurk won daily/Sunday reporter of the year.
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The winners:
Young journalist of the year
Emily Koch, Bristol Evening Post
Business and finance journalist of the year
Catherine Lea, Hull Daily Mail
Specialist writer of the year
Nicky Harley, Hull Daily Mail
Feature writer of the year
Adam Wakelin, Leicester Mercury
Columnist of the year
Elaine Morgan, Western Mail
Weekly sports journalist of the year
Danny Hall, Sheffield Star, Grass Roots
Daily/Sunday sports journalist of the year
John Gibson, Newcastle Evening Chronicle
Weekly photographer of the year
Sean Hansford, Rochdale Observer
Daily/Sunday photographer of the year
Rowland Hobson, Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Weekly reporter of the year
Gareth Davies, Croydon Advertiser
Daily/Sunday reporter of the year
John McGurk, Sunday Life
Designer of the year
Ian Bond, Hull Daily Mail
Digital award of the year
Pinkun.com, Norwich Evening News
Supplement of the year
Yorkshire Post Magazine,
Special supplement of the year
The Blitz, Hull Daily Mail
Front page of the year
Is This How You Feel? Western Mail
Scoop of the year
Nicky Harley, Hull Daily Mail
Campaign of the year
An Industry Betrayed, Derby Telegraph
Editor of the Year
Steve Hall, Derby Telegraph
Weekly Newspaper (below 20,000)
The Northern Scot
Weekly Newspaper (above 20,000)
Essex Chronicle
Daily/Sunday (below 25,000)
Winner: Cambridge News
Daily/Sunday (above 25,000)
Belfast Telegraph
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