by the awards takes in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire and parts
Competition is hotting up for the EDF Energy East of England Media Awards, with more than 140 entries received across 17 different categories.
More than 30 newspapers, radio and television stations have so far taken part in the contest, which is run in association with holdthefrontpage.co.uk.
The region being covered by the awards takes in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire and parts of Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire.
And because of the pre-Christmas rush we're extending the deadline by a week until
Friday December 23.
The application form can be downloaded and printed out from here. It also contains some guidelines to help you enter.
The categories for entries are:
Print Journalist of the Year (Daily)
Print Journalist of the Year (Weekly)
Radio Journalist of the Year
Television Journalist of the Year
Newcomer of the Year
Daily Newspaper of the Year
Weekly Newspaper of the Year
Front Page of the Year
Radio News/Current Affairs Programme of the Year
Television News/Current Affairs Programme of the Year
Website of the Year
Feature Writer of the Year
News Photographer of the Year
Sports Journalist of the Year
Business Journalist of the Year
Environmental Journalist of the Year
Community Campaign of the Year
The judging panel will be confirmed later this week, so check back to see who’ll be casting an expert eye on the entries.
Entries must be received by noon on Friday December 23, 2005.
They should be sent to Patrick Astill,
HoldtheFrontPage,
NEP,
Ground Floor,
East Point,
Cardinal Square,
10 Nottingham Road,
Derby DE1 3QT.
If you have any questions or queries about the awards or the event itself, please e-mail pastill@nep.co.uk.