The high achievers at Northcliffe Newspapers have been recognised at the group’s annual Circulation, Editorial and Promotion Awards.
Newspaper staff gathered to see the winners announced at a ceremony at the Marriot City Centre Hotel in Bristol, marking the culmination of the circulation and editorial year as the best initiatives, sale-generating ideas and editorial campaigns were rewarded.
Among the winners was the Leicester Mercury, which took the Scoop of the Year title for its coverage of The La Manga Scandal, which saw several Leicester football players face allegations of sexual assault; and the Derby Evening Telegraph, which won the daily Front Page of the Year category for its tribute to football legend Brian Clough.
A full list of editorial and ABC award winners is below:
Scoop of the Year
Leicester Mercury – The La Manga Scandal
Front Page of the Year for the weekly titles
Winner: Cornish Guardian – Boscastle floods
Front Page of the Year for daily titles over 50,000
Winner: Derby Evening Telegraph – Bye bye Big ‘Ead
Photographer of the Year for weekly titles
Winner: Len Copland – Western Gazette
Photographer of the Year for daily titles under 50,000
Winner: Richard Austin – Western Morning news
Photographer of the Year for daily titles over 50,000
Winner: Steve Lewis – Bristol Evening Post
Reporter of the year for weekly titles
Winner: Richard Birch – Western Gazette
Reporter of the Year for daily titles under 50,000
Winner: James Newall – Lincolnshire Echo
Reporter of the Year for daily titles over 50,000
Winner: Charles Walker – Nottingham Evening Post
Best Editorial Initiative to Drive Base Sale for weekly titles
Winner: Brentwood Gazette – Havering Project
Best Editorial Initiative to Drive Base Sale for daily titles under 50,000
Winner: Gloucestershire Echo – The voice
Best Editorial Initiative to Drive Base Sale for daily titles over 50,000
Winner: Hull Daily Mail – Hotshots
Best Editorial Campaign for weekly titles
Winner: Western Gazette – Campaign for Sherborne House
Best Editorial Campaign for dialy titles under 50,000
Joint winners: Lincolnshire Echo – Parking Mad, Evening Herald – Three-hour journey
Best Editorial Campaign for dialy titles over 50,000
Winner: Derby Evening Telegraph The Magic Million
Best Actively Purchased Sales Performace 2002-2004 for weekly titles
Winner: Retford Times
Best Actively Purchased Sales Performace 2002-2004 for daily titles under 50,000
Winner: Herald Express
Best Actively Purchased Sales Performace 2002-2004 for daily titles over 50,000
Winner: Derby Evening Telegraph
Best ABC Sales Performance Award 2004 for weekly titles
Winner: Frome and Somerset Standard
Best ABC Sales Performance Award 2004 for daily titles uder 50,000
Winner: Herald Express, Torquay
Best ABC Sales Performance Award 2004 for daily titles over 50,000
Winner: Evening Express, Aberdeen