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Articles from HoldtheFrontPage writers past and present. For technical reasons it was not possible to import bylines for former members of staff when we relaunched the site in April 2011, but for the record - and because their contributions deserve to be noted somewhere - most of the archived stories listed here were written by Patrick Astill (2000-2008), Nikki Sargeson (2001-2007) and Tamlyn Jones (2007-2010.)

Honours shared at industry awards: roll of honour

Honours were shared among the pride of the press from the Eastern Counties Newspaper Group awards night. The winners and runners-up were: The ecng Q Cup Winner: Eastern Daily Press Paid-for Newspaper of the Year Winner: Romford Recorder – CML

Award for WMN farming editor

Carol Trewin, farming editor of the Western Morning News, has won first prize in the Hydro Awards for farming journalists. She received the award for her article on badgers and bovine TB, published in the WMN last December. Judges at

MEN scoops award

The Manchester Evening News has scooped a prestigious award from the Cancer Research Campaign. The paper has won the CRC’s north-west media support of the year award, after it highlighted the unfairness of the postcode “lottery” of health care. Health

Another win for westmidlands.com!

The successful westmidlands.com has scooped another industry award by winning the Media Award at the West Midlands Web Site of the Year Awards. With its trophy cabinet already heaving under the weight of accolades, the website produced by the Express

Student journalists honoured

Page 1 of 2 The winners of the third annual National Student Journalism Awards, sponsored by The Independent, have been announced. Among them was Durham University’s Palatinate, which won the coveted award for best student newspaper 2001 at a ceremony

Mercury celebrates achievements

The Leicester Mercury has marked the achievements of Leicestershire people with its first Achievement over Adversity Awards. Finalists received their prizes at the ceremony at Leicester’s National Space Centre. Winners were announced across five categories – family, two young achievers

Diversity reflected in awards

Entries are being sought for the prestigious Race in the Media Awards, which highlight coverage of race, diversity and multiculturalism in the UK media. RIMA is open to all journalists and broadcasters who will have had material published or transmitted

Classified team is top

The Grimsby Telegraph classified advertising department is celebrating after scooping an award in a Europe-wide competition. Staff won the title of Best Small Call Centre, an honour which puts the paper at the forefront of customer care and service, at

Guardian Student Media Awards winners are named

Honours were divided between two Oxford rivals at a closely-fought Guardian Student Media Awards. Cherwell scooped two awards at the event, in Covent Garden, but its close rival Oxford Student was voted awarded student newspaper of the year. The judges

Weekly newspapers honoured

Page 1 of 2 The winners of the Newspaper Society’s Weekly Newspaper Awards 2001 have been announced. Among the winners was the Milton Keynes Citizen, which won the Free Weekly Newspaper of the Year award for the second year running,

Ads accolade for Post

The Bristol Evening Post has been named Advertising Publishing Centre of the Year at the 2001 Newspaper Society Advertising Awards. Donna Newall, of the Wigan Reporter, won Advertising Sales Executive of the Year – a new category introduced for this

Evening Press leads the pack

The Evening Press at York has been voted Daily Newspaper of the Year in a prestigious national competition. The paper’s campaigning stance and its coverage of last year’s floods helped it defeat intense rivalry from dailies all over the country

Independent student journalism shortlist

Page 1 of 2 A high standard of entries caught the judges’ eyes when they were shortlisting the The Independent and the National Union of Students’ student journalism awards. Winners stand to take home £400, and runners-up £200 – but

Student Media Awards shortlist is announced

The Guardian has announced its shortlist for the 2001 Student Media Awards. People who have gained valuable experience in the world of journalism while studying at college have the chance to secure work experience at the Guardian and other prizes

Call for entrants to major business writer awards

Business journalists could be rubbing shoulders with comedian Lee Hurst, who is the guest of honour at this year’s Yorkshire Bank Northern Business Journalist of the Year Awards dinner. Business journalists and editors based between the Trent and the Scottish

Award success for Evening Post's Mhairi

A reporter from the Nottingham Evening Post has been highly commended in one of the country’s top writing competitions, for the second year running. Mhairi McFarlane, (25), was a runner-up in the Sunday Telegraph Catherine Pakenham award. She was presented