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There are now an ever-increasing number of regional and national industry awards providing recognition for the hard work journalists put in to producing newspapers each day.

Whatever the award, whether it be for specialist writing or UK-wide events, we will strive to cover them in this section.

Award first for newspaper

The Evening Times in Glasgow has received an award from the city’s Lord Provost – making it the first newspaper to receive such an honour. Editor Charles McGhee accepted the medal – which recognises the paper’s commitment to Glasgow –

Euro-nomination for Holdthefrontpage

Holdthefrontpage has been shortlisted for the Best Overall Journalism Service in the 2002 European Online Journalism Awards. Also vying for the award are BBC Radio 4’s Today website and Guardian Unlimited. The winner will be announced at a ceremony in

Bravery award for journalist

A journalist who helped save a man’s life during an ill-fated hot air balloon expedition is to receive an award for bravery. Susie Weldon, culture editor at the Western Daily Press, travelled with adventurer David Hempleman-Adams as he attempted to

Essex journalists honoured

Top journalists from around Essex have been honoured at the inaugural Shepherd Neame awards. Among the winners, from both print and broadcast journalism, was Roddy Ashworth from the East Anglian Daily Times who was named Essex Newspaper Reporter of the

Herald writer wins international award

A Plymouth Evening Herald columnist has won an international book prize. Wendy Bray won the biography section at the Christian Book Awards 2002 for her book In the Palm of God’s Hand, which shares her experiences of coping with a

News staff from around UK honoured at Midlands event

The very best of Newsquest’s talent from across the UK has been recognised at the company’s annual awards event. The presentations took place at the company’s conference in Stratford-upon-Avon, where chairman Jim Brown handed the awards to the winners. The

Find out what the BT Awards judges said…

National winners of the coveted BT UK Regional Media Awards have celebrated their success with a victory lunch at the top of London’s BT Tower. Many of the winners traveled from Scotland to take their seats at the presentation, with

Hale's fight rewarded with OBE

Former Matlock Mercury editor Don Hale has been awarded the OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. It was recognition for his fight to free convicted murderer Stephen Downing from prison after 27 years. The award is the latest in a

2002 Newspaper Awards

The winners of The 2002 Newspaper Awards, which saw regional papers taking on the nationals, have been announced. Several regional newspapers took awards home, including the Yorkshire Post, which was named Regional Newspaper of the Year, the Kent Messenger which

MBE surprise for journalist Peter

Regional journalist Peter Harvey is being rewarded for more than 50 years in the industry with an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Peter, (67), is a columnist for the Sheffield Star and a well-known local historian. Peter Harvey He

Scottish Press Award winners

Page 1 of 2 The winners of the prestigious Scottish Press Awards have been announced. The winners of 18 categories were revealed at a ceremony held by the Scottish Daily Newspaper Society in Glasgow. Among those who scooped awards were

National winners announced

The national winners of this year’s BT Regional Media Awards have been announced. The 14 winners were chosen from 86 newspapers, journalists, broadcasters and photographers who all won awards during seven regional heats. All those who scooped national accolades will

Top photographers rewarded

The winners of the Picture Editors’ Awards 2002 have been announced. Top photographers from around the regional press competed with agency snappers and staffers from the nationals for the prizes, which were presented by Prime Minister Tony Blair. The winners

Top student journalists honoured

The cream of Scottish student journalism has been honoured by The Herald. The winners of the paper’s Scottish Student Press Awards were revealed during an awards lunch at the CCA in Glasgow, chosen from a record number of entries. Herald

Argus and Star top awards list

The Evening Star, Ipswich and The Argus in Brighton are among those celebrating after picking up awards at the last of this year’s BT Media Award regional finals. A host of journalists, photographers and broadcasters from the South East and

Chronicle named 'North East Newspaper of the Year'

The Evening Chronicle in Newcastle has been named North East Newspaper of the Year at this year’s Tom Cordner North East Press Awards. The paper’s Steve Kennedy was North East Journalist of the Year, and Rob Kennedy Young Journalist of