Darlington is up against Swindon and York in the battle to be named Newsquest Daily Newspaper of the Year.

The Northern Echo, edited by Peter Barron, hopes to crown a year in which it was named best daily newspaper in the North East in the Tom Cordner Awards. But also on the shortlist are Swindon’s Evening Advertiser, edited by Simon O’Neill, and the York Evening Press, edited by Liz Page.

There is no place for Brighton’s Evening Argus – named BT Southern Daily Newspaper of the Year on Friday – but the paper dominates the awards shortlist, with five of its staff through to the final stages.

Results in 10 categories will be announced on June 21 at the Newsquest editors’ conference in Bradford.

The shortlist is:

Sports writer of the Year
Mike Amos, The Northern Echo
John Carter, Swindon Evening Advertiser
Teresa Phillips, Bromsgrove Advertiser/Messenger

Graphic Artist of the Year
Lisa Cook, Evening Press, York
Christopher Moran, The Northern Echo

Feature Writer of the Year
Jacqui Bealin, Evening Argus, Brighton
Stephen Lewis, Evening Press, York
Angela Wintle Evening Argus, Brighton

Reporter of the Year
Ian Lamming, The Northern Echo
Phil Mills, Evening Argus, Brighton
Barry Nelson The Northern Echo

Newcomer of the Year
Sally Hall, Evening Argus, Brighton
Lester Posner, Bucks Free Press
Dan Rutstein, Evening Press, York

Photographer of the Year
Jim Holden, Evening Argus, Brighton
Stuart Purfield, Journal & Admag Series, Evesham
Simon Walton, Telegraph & Argus, Bradford

Website of the Year
www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk
www.thisisbrighton.co.uk
www.thisisyork.co.uk

Free Weekly Newspaper of the Year
Hendon & Finchley Times (editor, John Killeen)
Journal Series, Evesham (editor, Liz Griffin)
Target Series, Bradford (editor, Perry Austin-Clarke)

Weekly Newspaper of the Year
Darlington & Stockton Times (editor, Malcolm Warne)
The Oxford Times (editor, Jim McClure)
The Westmorland Gazette (editor, Mike Glover)

Daily Newspaper of the Year
Evening Advertiser, Swindon (editor, Simon O’Neill)
Evening Press, York (editor, Liz Page)
The Northern Echo (editor, Peter Barron)

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