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EDF Energy East of England Media Awards news

Competition is hotting up for the EDF Energy East of England Media Awards, with more than 140 entries received across 17 different categories.

More than 30 newspapers, radio and television stations have so far taken part in the contest, which is run in association with holdthefrontpage.co.uk.

The region being covered by the awards takes in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire and parts of Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire.

And because of the pre-Christmas rush we’re extending the deadline by a week until
Friday December 23.

The application form can be downloaded and printed out from here. It also contains some guidelines to help you enter.

The categories for entries are:

  • Print Journalist of the Year (Daily)
  • Print Journalist of the Year (Weekly)
  • Radio Journalist of the Year
  • Television Journalist of the Year
  • Newcomer of the Year
  • Daily Newspaper of the Year
  • Weekly Newspaper of the Year
  • Front Page of the Year
  • Radio News/Current Affairs Programme of the Year
  • Television News/Current Affairs Programme of the Year
  • Website of the Year
  • Feature Writer of the Year
  • News Photographer of the Year
  • Sports Journalist of the Year
  • Business Journalist of the Year
  • Environmental Journalist of the Year
  • Community Campaign of the Year

    The judging panel will be confirmed later this week, so check back to see who’ll be casting an expert eye on the entries.

    Entries must be received by noon on Friday December 23, 2005.

    They should be sent to Patrick Astill,
    HoldtheFrontPage,
    NEP,
    Ground Floor,
    East Point,
    Cardinal Square,
    10 Nottingham Road,
    Derby DE1 3QT.

    If you have any questions or queries about the awards or the event itself, please e-mail [email protected].