The high achievers at Northcliffe Newspapers have been recognised at the group’s annual Circulation, Editorial and Promotion Awards.

Newspaper staff gathered to see the winners announced at a ceremony at the Marriot City Centre Hotel in Bristol, marking the culmination of the circulation and editorial year as the best initiatives, sale-generating ideas and editorial campaigns were rewarded.

Among the winners was the Leicester Mercury, which took the Scoop of the Year title for its coverage of The La Manga Scandal, which saw several Leicester football players face allegations of sexual assault; and the Derby Evening Telegraph, which won the daily Front Page of the Year category for its tribute to football legend Brian Clough.

A full list of editorial and ABC award winners is below:

Scoop of the Year
Leicester Mercury – The La Manga Scandal

Front Page of the Year for the weekly titles
Winner: Cornish Guardian – Boscastle floods

Front Page of the Year for daily titles over 50,000
Winner: Derby Evening Telegraph – Bye bye Big ‘Ead

Photographer of the Year for weekly titles
Winner: Len Copland – Western Gazette

Photographer of the Year for daily titles under 50,000
Winner: Richard Austin – Western Morning news

Photographer of the Year for daily titles over 50,000
Winner: Steve Lewis – Bristol Evening Post

Reporter of the year for weekly titles
Winner: Richard Birch – Western Gazette

Reporter of the Year for daily titles under 50,000
Winner: James Newall – Lincolnshire Echo

Reporter of the Year for daily titles over 50,000
Winner: Charles Walker – Nottingham Evening Post

Best Editorial Initiative to Drive Base Sale for weekly titles
Winner: Brentwood Gazette – Havering Project

Best Editorial Initiative to Drive Base Sale for daily titles under 50,000
Winner: Gloucestershire Echo – The voice

Best Editorial Initiative to Drive Base Sale for daily titles over 50,000
Winner: Hull Daily Mail – Hotshots

Best Editorial Campaign for weekly titles
Winner: Western Gazette – Campaign for Sherborne House

Best Editorial Campaign for dialy titles under 50,000
Joint winners: Lincolnshire Echo – Parking Mad, Evening Herald – Three-hour journey

Best Editorial Campaign for dialy titles over 50,000
Winner: Derby Evening Telegraph The Magic Million

Best Actively Purchased Sales Performace 2002-2004 for weekly titles
Winner: Retford Times

Best Actively Purchased Sales Performace 2002-2004 for daily titles under 50,000
Winner: Herald Express

Best Actively Purchased Sales Performace 2002-2004 for daily titles over 50,000
Winner: Derby Evening Telegraph

Best ABC Sales Performance Award 2004 for weekly titles
Winner: Frome and Somerset Standard

Best ABC Sales Performance Award 2004 for daily titles uder 50,000
Winner: Herald Express, Torquay

Best ABC Sales Performance Award 2004 for daily titles over 50,000
Winner: Evening Express, Aberdeen