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Regional Press Awards: The full list of winners

The Regional Press Awards for 2013 were handed out at the Lancaster Hotel in London at a ceremony attended by journalists from across the industry.

The full list of winners together with highly commended entrants was as follows.

YOUNG JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Winner: Ben Leo – The Argus
Highly commended: Katy Hallam – Birmingham Mail, Anthony Joseph – Aberdeen Evening Express

BUSINESS AND FINANCE JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Winner: Ben Woods – Eastern Daily Press
Highly commended: Simon Bain – The Herald, Glasgow, Robin Johnson – Derby Telegraph

SPECIALIST WRITER OF THE YEAR

Winner: Jon Austin – Basildon/Southend Echo
Highly commended: Ciaran Barnes – Sunday Life

FEATURE WRITER OF THE YEAR

Winner: Lee Marlow – Leicester Mercury
Highly commended: Jayne Dawson – Yorkshire Evening Post

COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR

Winner: Sadie Hasler – The Echo, Basildon
Highly commended: Jim Crumley – The Courier, Dundee

BLOG OF THE YEAR

Winner: Peter Rhodes – Express & Star, Wolverhampton

WEEKLY SPORTS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Winner: Chris Harby – Melton Times
Highly commended: David Powell – North Devon Journal

DAILY/SUNDAY SPORTS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Winner: Jon Colman – Carlisle News & Star
Highly commended: Neil Cameron – Newcastle Evening Chronicle

WEEKLY REPORTER OF THE YEAR

Winner: Gareth Davies – Croydon Advertiser
Highly commended: Adam Binnie – Watford Observer

DAILY/SUNDAY REPORTER OF THE YEAR

Winner: Ben Wilkinson – Oxford Mail
Highly commended: Aasma Day – Lancashire Evening Post

WEEKLY PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

Winner: Anna Draper – Lincolnshire Echo
Highly commended: Stephen Garnett – Craven Herald

DAILY/SUNDAY PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

Winner: Will Johnston – Leicester Mercury
Highly commended: Stuart Boulton – The Northern Echo

DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

Winner: Gary Beckwith – Newcastle Chronicle
Highly commended: Annette Hudson – Eastern Daily Press

SUPPLEMENT OF THE YEAR

Winner: Week End – Western Mail
Highly commended: Bullfinch Trial Special Edition – Oxford Mail

FRONT PAGE OF THE YEAR

Winner: ‘Hear Our Voices’ – North West Evening Mail
Highly commended: ‘We’ll Always Remember Her’ – The Northern Echo

SCOOP OF THE YEAR

Winner: ‘Teachers at City Muslim school ‘ordered to wear hijabs’ – Zena Hawley – Derby Telegraph
Highly commended: ‘The many lives of Basildon’s own Walter Mitty’ – Jon Austin – Basildon/Southend Echo

CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

Winner: ‘Save the Whittington Hospital’ – Camden New Journal

WEBSITE OF THE YEAR

Winner: www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk – Manchester Evening News
Highly commended: Kent Online – KM Group

THE DIGITAL AWARD

Winner: Liverpool Echo
Highly commended: ExpressandStar.com – Express & Star, Wolverhampton, WalesOnline – Media Wales

JOURNALISTS’ CHARITY AWARD

Winner: Peter Barron, Editor, The Northern Echo

CHAIRMAN’S SPECIAL AWARD

Winner: Deric Henderson, Press Association

WEEKLY NEWSPAPER (BELOW 20,000)

Winner: Brentwood Gazette
Highly commended: Keighley News

WEEKLY NEWSPAPER (ABOVE 20,000)

Winner: The Cumberland News
Highly commended: Cornish Guardian

DAILY/SUNDAY NEWSPAPER (BELOW 25,000)

Winner: Carlisle News & Star
Highly commended: The Journal, Newcastle

DAILY/SUNDAY NEWSPAPER (ABOVE 25,000)

Winner: Express & Star, Wolverhampton
Highly commended: Hull Daily Mail

NS MAKING A DIFFERENCE CAMPAIGN

Winner: Loneliness: The Hidden Epidemic, The Yorkshire Post