Journalists at the Warrington Guardian are celebrating after scooping more than half of the prizes up for grabs at a regional newspaper awards ceremony.

The Cheshire weekly's reporters, sub-editors, sports team and photographers scooped top prizes in eight of the 15 categories at the Newsquest Cheshire/Merseyside annual awards, while finishing runners-up in others.

Warrington Guardian editor Jan Lever described the paper's success as a real team effort.

She said: "The awards are not just for the individual winners. They are an acknowledgement of all the hard work and effort put in by everyone who works here to produce high-quality papers, which our readers continue to enjoy.

"And increased sales figures show that the Warrington Guardian is more popular than ever."

The award-winning Warrington Guardian team

Among the winners was the Guardian's crime reporter, Paul Keaveny, who won the Trainee Reporter of the Year title, and chief reporter Sarah Harker, who was named Reporter of the Year after winning praise for a series of exclusive stories.

A full list of winners is below:

Journalist of the Year
Peter Magill, Crewe Guardian

Reporter of the Year
Paul Keaveny, Warrington Guardian

Trainee Reporter of the Year
Sarah Harker, Warrington Guardian

Feature Writer of the Year
Alan Whalley, St Helens Star

Sports Reporter of the Year
Dave Lawrenson, Warrington Guardian

News Photographer of the Year
Chris Sumner, Wirral Globe

Sports Photographer of the Year
Mike Boden, Warrington Guardian

Niche Photographer of the Year
Richard Holton, Sale and Altrincham Messenger

News Page Designer of the Year
Nicola Priest, Warrington Guardian

Sports Page Designer of the Year
Mike Parsons, Warrington Guardian

Commercial Features Designer of the Year
Stuart Dean, Warrington Guardian

Headline Writer of the Year
Steven Hallmark, Warrington Guardian

Front Page of the Year
Keith Morris, Northwich Guardian

Internet Initiative of the Year
Stephen Bailey, Runcorn and Widnes World

Team of the Year
Wirral Globe

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