The winners of the Guardian Media Group Regional Press Awards are:

Scoop of the year
Winner: David Ottewell, Manchester Evening News
Commended: Fiona McCartney, Macclesfield Express. Cliff Mogg, Surrey and Hants Star

Reporter of the year
Winner: James Ducker, Manchester Evening News
Commended: Jason Collie, Reading Evening Post. Helen Tither, Manchester Metro News

Feature writer of the year
Winner: Diane Cooke, Manchester Evening News
Commended: Ray King, Manchester Evening News. Jason Collie, Reading Evening Post

Sports writer of the year
Winner: Stuart Mathieson, Manchester Evening News
Commended: Clive Youlton, Woking News and Mail

Photographer of the year
Winner: Matt Ratcliffe, Stockport Express and Times
Commended: James Ashford, Reading Evening Post. Chris Gleave, Manchester Evening News

Best Front Page
Winner: Sunday Pink
Commended: Oldham Advertiser

Best campaign
Winner: Manchester Evening News, Christie Campaign
Commended: Macclesfield Express, Market Place. Reading Evening Post, Operation Robbery

Best supplement
Winner: Surrey Advertiser, Good Health Guide
Commended: Manchester Evening News, Blues, Maine Road. Rochdale Observer - Touchstones

Best news pages
Winner: Macclesfield Express
Commended: Manchester Evening News. Surrey Advertiser

Best features pages
Winner: Manchester Evening News
Commended: Aldershot News

Best sports pages
Winner: Reading Evening Post
Commended: Manchester Evening News. Aldershot News

Best use of colour
Winner: Reading Evening Post
Commended: Manchester Evening News

Best paid weekly
Winner: Macclesfield Express
Commended: Surrey Advertiser. Wokingham Times

Best free newspaper
Winner: Manchester Metro News
Commended: North & East Manchester Advertiser. Tameside Advertiser

Best Trainee
Winner: Fiona McCartney, Macclesfield Express
Commended: Brian Lashley, Manchester Evening News. Sarah Challands, Stockport Express

Best newspaper overall
Winner: Manchester Evening News
Commended: Reading Evening Post. Macclesfield Express

Best use of a digital medium
Winner: Peter Spencer/Manchester Evening News and Sarah Hartley/Manchesteronline
Commended: GetWired newsletter (GetReading)

Best online initiative
Winner: ManchesterOnline Iraq section
Commended: Matthew Davies, ManchesterOnline football section. Charles Foulkes, GetReading.

Best website overall
Winner: ManchesterOnline
Commended: Star Newspaper. GMWN

Online journalist
Winner: Lizzie Gething, ManchesterOnline
Commended: Martin Dillon, Manchester Evening News. Jon Barbuti, Manchesteronline

Best use of community websites
Winner: Lee Swettenham, GMWN

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