The Regional Press Awards were handed out at a ceremony on 12th March at Quaglino’s in central London. Organised by the Haymarket group the headline-sponsorship was by Openreach.
According to the organiser, the awards presentation and networking showcased the achievements of the regional press industry over the past 12 months.
The full list of winners and highly-commended entrants was as follows:
YOUNG JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Winner: James Holt, Manchester Evening News|Reach PLC
Highly commended: Ben Roberts-Haslam, Liverpool Echo
REPORTER OF THE YEAR (DAILY)
Winner: Allison Morris, Belfast Telegraph
Highly commended: Liam Thorp, Liverpool Echo
REPORTER OF THE YEAR (WEEKLY)
Winner: Frankie Lister-Fell, Camden New Journal
Highly commended: Charles Thomson, Newsquest South East
DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Raymond Esteban, Mediahuis
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Kevin Scott, Belfast Telegraph
Highly commended: James Hardisty, National World
OPINION WRITER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Catriona Stewart, Freelance
Highly commended: Neil Mackay, The Herald
CRIME & INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Charles Thomson, Newsquest South East
Highly commended: Will Hayward, WalesOnline
FEATURE WRITER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Neil Mackay, The Herald
Highly commended: Martin Williams, The Herald and The Herald on Sunday
SPORTS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Winner: Nathan Judah, Express and Star
Highly commended: Matthew Lindsay, The Herald
Highly commended: Andy Watters, The Irish News
SPECIALIST JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Winner: Liam Thorp, Liverpool Echo
Highly commended: Conor Gogarty, WalesOnline
CATHRYN NICHOLL AWARD
Winner: Millie Bowles, KentOnline
SUPPLEMENT OF THE YEAR
Winner: North Lakes Living, Barrnon Media
Highly commended: Weekend Western Mail
CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
Winner: Save our rail industry, Derbyshire Live|Derby Telegraph
SCOOP OF THE YEAR
Winner: Firm that bank rolled Vaughan Gething’s Campaign, WalesOnline
BEST LIVE COVERAGE
Winner: Liverpool Echo
Highly commended: Manchester Evening News
DIGITAL INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
Winner: Data Unit, BirminghamLive
BEST COMMERCIAL PARTNER
Winner: Chartbeat
REPORTING COMMUNITIES AWARD
Winner: BirminghamLive/Birmingham Mail
NEWS WEBSITE OF THE YEAR
Winner: Belfast Telegraph
Highly commended: The Irish News
FRONT PAGE OF THE YEAR
Winner: Last Breath, Western Mail
Highly commended: A city under water, Oxford Mail
NEWS BRAND OF THE YEAR (SMALL)
Winner: Camden New Journal
Highly commended: Cambrian News
NEWS BRAND OF THE YEAR (LARGE)
Winner: Liverpool Echo
Highly commended: Birmingham Mail/Birmingham Live
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