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Prize-winners' photographs from the EDF Energy South West Media Awards

The best of the Westcountry’s newspaper and media industry gathered in Swindon for the annual EDF Energy South West Media Awards, held in conjunction with holdthefrontpage. Here are photos of all the prize winners at yesterday’s ceremony, with Steve Hayfield from EDF and Paralympic swimmer Giles Long MBE.


  • Daily Newspaper of the Year
    The Citizen, Gloucester

  • Weekly Newspaper of the Year (Paid-for)
    Bath Chronicle

  • Weekly Newspaper of the Year (Free)
    Weston and Worle News

  • Front Page of the Year
    Western Daily Press – Just do it Dad!

  • Print Journalist of the Year (Daily)
    Daniel Evans, Western Daily Press

  • Print Journalist of the Year (Weekly)
    Tom Bevan, Western Gazette

  • Television Journalist of the Year
    Matthew Hill, BBC West

  • Radio Journalist of the Year
    Nick Beake, BBC Radio Bristol

  • Newcomer of the Year
    Naomi Harris, Express and Echo, Exeter

  • TV News/Current Affairs Programme of the Year
    James Garret, ITV West Eye View – Bomb Damage

  • Radio News/Current Affairs Programme of the Year
    Pirate FM

  • Website of the Year
    www.thisiscornwall.co.uk

  • Feature Writer of the Year
    Martin Hesp, Western Morning News

  • Columnist of the Year
    Tim Davey, Bristol Evening Post

  • News Photographer of the Year
    Mikal Ludlow, Glos Media

  • Sports Journalist of the Year
    Andy Cryer, Swindon Advertiser

  • Business Journalist of the Year
    James Cowling, Bristol Evening Post

  • Environmental Journalist of the Year
    Susie Weldon, Western Daily Press

  • Community Campaign of the Year
    Express and Echo, Exeter – Green Shoppers Campaign

  • All the winners from the EDF Energy South West Media Awards