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The winners of the 2002 BNFL-sponsored North West Newspaper Awards have been announced:

DAILY NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Blackpool Gazette
Runners up: News & Star, Carlisle; Liverpool Echo

WEEKLY NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Chester Chronicle
Runners up: Southport Visiter; Cumberland News

NEWS REPORTER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Mark Thomas, Liverpool EchoRunners up: Sarah Lester, Manchester Evening News; Paul Kennedy, Liverpool Echo

FEATURE WRITER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Sarah Hughes, Manchester Evening News
Runners up: Paul Taylor, Manchester Evening News; David Charters, Liverpool Daily Post

PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Bill Johnson, Blackpool Gazette
Runners up: Iain Lynn, Lancashire Evening Post; Frank Loughlin, Liverpool Echo

SPORTS REPORTER OF THE YEAR
Winner: David Mullahey, Liverpool Daily PostRunners up: Amanda Little, News & Star, Carlisle; Steve Canavan, Blackpool Gazette

YOUNG JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Winner: Paul Kennedy, Liverpool Echo
Runners up: Sarah Lester, Manchester Evening News; Helen Clarke, Blackpool Gazette

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