A daily newspaper scooped a hat-trick of prizes at a regional publisher’s annual awards.
The Star, Sheffield, triumphed in the Editorial Team of the Year category at the Johnston Press Awards, while two of its journalists received individual honours.
Chris Burn won Daily Journalist of the Year, while George Torr was named Trainee Journalist of the Year.
All winners were invited to a celebration lunch held by the company on Friday.
The Lancashire Evening Post was awarded Daily Title of the Year, while the Wigan Observer won the equivalent category for weeklies.
Paul Lynch, of the Northampton Chronicle & Echo, was named Weekly Journalist of the Year.
The full list of award winners was:
Title of the Year (Daily)
Lancashire Evening Post
Title of the Year (Weekly)
Wigan Observer
Editorial Team of the Year
The Star, Sheffield
Journalist of the Year (Weekly)
Paul Lynch – Northampton Chronicle & Echo
Journalist of the Year (Daily)
Chris Burn – The Star, Sheffield
Trainee Journalist of the Year
George Torr – The Star, Sheffield
Sports Journalist of the Year
Chris Young – Sunderland Echo
William Watt – The Gazette, Blackpool
Feature Writer of the Year
Aasma Day – Lancashire Evening Post
Design of the Year
Michelle Kilner – Design Hub
Photograph of the Year
James Hardisty – Yorkshire Post
Story of the Year
The Shoreham Airshow Crash – Sussex team
Best Team of the Year
Media Sales Centre
Sales Team of the Year
Isle of Man Newspapers
Team Yorkshire
Best Sales Team Member (Inbound)
David Field
Best Sales Team Member (Outbound)
Curtis Congreve
Best Sales Leader
Diane Black – Northern Ireland
John Bottomley – Yorkshire
Best Sales Performance
Jody Simpson – Telesales, Jobs
Martin Thomas – Lancaster Guardian
Best Supporting Role in the Business
Editorial Learning & Development
Great Content and Group Templates
Customer Service Award
The Quality Team (MSC)
Best Use of Video
WOW247
Best Use of Social Media
Iain Lynn – North West
Initiative of the Year
Dave Kerridge – Reading Project
Sam Wrench – Top of the Class
Brand of the Year
One Step Beyond Award
Andy Sykes and Bryan Walker – The Gazette, Blackpool / North West
Karen Tehrani – LDFE, Sunderland Echo
Collaboration Award
Q4 Sales Launch Event Team
Innovation Award
Voice Local
Campaign of the Year
Jonathan Brown (Yorkshire) – Be A Hero
Digital Audience Award
Matt Reeder
Northamptonshire Team
Chief Executive Award
Duncan Chappell and Anne Reynolds – Group Services
Mohammed Hassan – Finance
Online Learning & Development
Sharon Bartlett – South
Sheffield Web
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The Design of the Year has been, presumably, designed within the template and made no revenue for the company. What a shame that innovative and creative design, from local designers, no longer exists within JP to generate income from advertisers; it all looks very run of the mill. But still, well done winners.
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Good to see that the work of the Great Content and Group Templates team has been recognised.
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What is this please?
Story of the Year
The Shoreham Airshow Crash – Sussex team (?????)
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And in the Dick Minim Awards – Best Ever Of All Time Industry Performer… Dick Minim! Hey, thanks. I’d just like to thank my remote ancestors in what we now call the Rift Valley for starting it all off, my… (Minim drones on for another three hours, audience flees to pub).
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Well done all who have won awards or were nominated.
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