by holdthefrontpage staff
It's been a great week for HoldtheFrontPage publisher Patrick Astill, who this week became an award winner - and a dad.
He and his wife Sharon are the proud new parents of a baby girl.
Frances Astill arrived at 9.02am today (Friday), weighing in at 6lbs 6oz, and is the couple's first child.
The happy event comes in the same week that Patrick picked up an award for HoldtheFrontPage at the Newspaper Society's New Media Awards.
The website was named Best Niche Internet Site (Commercial) at the event in London on Monday.
HoldtheFrontPage staff Patrick Astill (centre) and Nikki Sargeson collect the awardDo you have a story about the regional press? Ring 0116 227 3122/3121, or
e-mail pastill@nep.co.uk
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