The Yorkshire Post has been named the best newspaper in Johnston Press at the company’s annual awards.
The Post triumphed in the regional publisher’s Title of the Year (Daily) category, beating Sheffield newspaper the Star and Belfast’s News Letter, both of which were highly commended.
There was some joy for The Star though, which won the Editorial Team of the Year and Best Use of Social Media awards, while one of its reporters Chris Holt also won the Sports Journalist of the Year prize.
The Peterborough Telegraph was named the best weekly newspaper, beating the Eastbourne Herald and Falkirk Herald.
The winners will be invited to a celebration lunch to be held in London on 28 April.
The full list of winners are as follows:
Title of the Year (Daily)
Winner: Yorkshire Post
Highly commended: Sheffield Star and the News Letter
Title of the Year (Weekly)
Winner: Peterborough Telegraph
Highly commended: Eastbourne Herald and Falkirk Herald
Editorial Team of the Year
Winner: Sheffield Star
Journalist of the Year (Weekly)
Winner: James Illingworth
Journalist of the Year (Daily)
Winners: Aasma Day and Dean Kirby
Highly commended: Cahal Milmo and Sam McBride
Trainee Journalist of the Year
Winner: Daniel Prince
Highly commended: Carly Roberts and Michael Drummond
Sports Journalist of the Year
Winner: Chris Holt
Highly commended: Kevin Garside and Richard Mennear
Feature Writer of the Year
Winner: Rob Hastings
Highly commended: Alice Jones and Dani Garavelli
Design of the Year
Winner: Tim Hopkinson
Highly commended: James Trembath
Photograph of the Year
Winner: Simon Hulme
Highly commended: Tony Johnson
Story of the Year
Winner: Yorkshire Evening Post (‘our Jo Cox’)
Highly commended: Catherine Musgrove and Stephen Pickthall
Team of the Year
Winners: JP Investigations Team
Highly commended: MSC, MK Citizen and Sheffield Star
Sales Team of the Year
Winners: MSC Inbound Team
Highly commended: Colin Archer and print division sales team, Ed Cavanagh and the public and legal team and the NMSY Retention Team
Best Sales Team Member (Inbound)
Winner: Kim Baxter
Best Sales Team Member (Outbound)
Winner: Charlotte Young
Highly commended: Ambereena McKenzie
Best Sales Leader
Winner: Ashlea Norfolk
Highly commended: Joanna Sier and Steve Lynham
Best Sales Performance
Winner: Michael Rhodes
Highly commended: James Vickerman and Andrew Ferrill
Best Supporting Role in the Business
Winner: The MSC Quality Team
Highly commended: Commercial Learning and Development Team and Rebekah Avill’s Sales Ops Team
Customer Service Award
Winner: Customer Care Team
Highly commended: Digital Customer Support and BMDs, Sheffield.
Best Use of Video
Winner: Jane Coltman
Highly commended: Carrie Playford and WOW247
Best Use of Social Media
Winner: The Star, Sheffield
Highly commended: Iain Lynn and Ed White
Initiative of the Year
Winner: Pride in Sheffield
Highly commended: Self Serve Upsell Team
Brand of the Year
Winner: i
One Step Beyond Award
Winner: Phil Hewitt
Highly commended: MSC with a special mention for Chris Perrozzi, and Portsmouth Web with a special mention for Claire Jones and Paul McCaulley
Chief Executive Award
Winner: LDFE Transactional Team Set Up
Highly commended: Claire Jones for Environmental Accreditation work and Portsmouth Web
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