Journalists from the Yorkshire Post and the Wakefield Express were among the winners at this year’s npower Northern Business Journalist Awards.

Greg Wright from the Yorkshire Post picked up £1,000 after scooping the Daily Newspaper Journalist of the Year title for his research into a mushroom growers revolt against a large national supermarket chain following abuse of its power.

And Sam Casey of the Wakefield Express collected the title for Weekly Newspaper Journalist of the Year after judges praised his “excellent” research into the closure of one of Wakefield’s oldest employers and how the buy-out of one of the city’s biggest employers could create hundreds of new jobs.

Greg Wright (left) collects his award from David Threlfall CEO of npower

The Northern Echo was also a winner on the night, with its ‘Business Echo’ being crowned Business Newspaper of the Year.

Other winners were Hugh Ferris of Key 103, who won Broadcast Journalist of the Year and Business Story of the Year for his coverage of the fans’ reaction to the controversial takeover of Manchester United by American businessman Malcolm Glazier, and Michael Taylor from the North West Business Insider who won the prize for Magazine Journalist of the Year.

North West Business Insider was itself named Magazine of the Year.

Sam Casey (left) collects his award from David Threlfall CEO of npower

As well as £1,000 each, all the individual winners also collected a trophy and certificate during a ceremony in Leeds which was hosted by broadcaster and journalist Jeremy Vine.

The competition was open to journalists based between the Trent and the Scottish borders, and entries were judged on their preparation and research, originality, clarity of writing and the quality of information.

Judges included Professor Peter Cole, head of journalism at Sheffield University, Mike Ward, head of journalism at the University of Central Lancashire, Damien Waters, director of the CBI North West, Ken Symon, business editor of the Sunday Herald and npower’s head of PR, Richard Frost.

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