Regional newspapers were among the winners at this year’s Association of Circulation Executives Press Awards announced in London. The awards recognise the work of circulation and distribution staff within the newspaper and magazine industry, and there were two categories specifically
The Yorkshire Post has scooped the BT Northern Daily Newspaper of the Year title for the third successive year. The award was one of 13 handed out to the best of the media in the North of England during a
The Croydon Guardian and Redhill & Reigate Life have scooped a prestigious award for “best use of teamwork” at the Best of Business Awards 2002. The papers, both based at Newsquest’s Purley office, beat competition from two other finalists in
The Edinburgh Evening News has been named Newspaper of the Year at this year’s Royal Bank of Scotland Awards in Glasgow. The newspaper also won the Best News Coverage category. Ian Stewart, acting editor of the Evening News, said: “This
Regional newspapers will be competing against their national rivals at the 2002 Newspaper Awards. Shortlisted nominations for the event have now been announced, and the winners will be revealed at a prestigious awards ceremony at The Dorchester on London’s Park
The Yorkshire Post has won a prestigious national media award for its coverage of the Bradford riots. The paper was named Regional/Local Paper of the Year at the 10th annual Race in the Media Awards, sponsored by the Commission for
This year’s Glasgow Herald Scottish Student Press Awards have been launched. Now in its sixth year, the competition is split into seven categories, all aimed at rewarding the best of student writing and publishing. The main award, for the Student
The Sunday Mercury has claimed its third win in as many years as the 2001 BT Midlands Daily Newspaper of the Year. The accolade was announced at a ceremony last night at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham. The Tamworth
The Bristol Evening Post has been named daily Campaigning Newspaper of the Year for its Clubsafe campaign at the Newspaper Society’s Sales and Promotions Awards. The Sentinel and Brighton Argus were both Highly Commended for their its Proud of the
Stephen Lucas has been named winner of the annual LGcommunications Prize for Young Journalists. He received the £250 prize for what was judged to be the best local government paper submitted in the National Council for the Training of Journalists
A record number of entries has been received at the 2002 Scottish Press Awards. Overall entries are up by 11 per cent to 362, thanks to new categories attracting extra interest, with international and Scottish political stories dominating the entries.
Journalists working in Scotland will be vying for the limelight next month as the region’s BT Media Awards are held. Nominees for the majority of categories have now been announced, and include staff from the Glasgow Evening Times, Scotsman, and
The Somerset County Gazette has received a top national honour in recognition of its charity work. The paper has been presented with NCH’s Media Award following its ‘Supporting Somerset’s Youth’ campaign, launched to fund six projects across Somerset. The trophy
Sunday newspapers will compete with dailies and weeklies for the cherished 2001 BT Media Awards for the South East and Eastern region. The shortlist reveals six nominations for The Argus, Brighton, and three each for the Eastern Daily Press and
Top photographers from around the regional press are to battle it out with agency snappers and staffers from the nationals for the Picture Editors’ Awards 2002. The winners will be decided by picture editors’ votes through the awards website. The
The Northern Echo has been voted Best Reader Travel Newspaper of the Year at a prestigious awards ceremony. It is the second year running that the ‘Great Daily of the North’ has won the Association of Newspaper Group Organisers of