The winners of this year’s Regional Press Awards were:
YOUNG JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Dan Warburton, NCJ Media
Highly Commended: Ryan Crighton, The Press and Journal
BUSINESS AND FINANCE JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Jon Griffin, Birmingham Mail
Highly Commended: Simon Bain, The Herald, Glasgow
SPECIALIST WRITER OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Ciaran Barnes, Sunday Life
FEATURE WRITER OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Adam Wakelin, Leicester Mercury
Highly Commended: Gail Walker, Belfast Telegraph
COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Colin Drury, The Star, Sheffield
Highly Commended: John Connery, News Letter, Ulster
WEEKLY SPORTS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
WINNER: David Powell, North Devon Journal
Highly Commended: Jon Colman, Cumberland News
DAILY/SUNDAY SPORTS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Jon Colman, News & Star
Highly Commended: John Gibson, Newcastle Evening Chronicle
WEEKLY PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Chris Gleave, Manchester Evening News Weekly Group
DAILY/SUNDAY PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Mark McCormick, Sunday Life
Highly Commended: Matthew Horwood, Media Wales
DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Ian Bond, Hull Daily Mail
Highly Commended: Alan Formby-Jackson, Evening Gazette, Middlesbrough
DIGITAL INNOVATION OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Manchester Evening News, Police 24
Highly Commended: NCJ Media, The Hunt for Raoul Moat
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Farewell To The Ark, The News, Portsmouth
SUPPLEMENT OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Banter, Bristol Evening Post
WEEKLY REPORTER OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Paul Francis, Kent Messenger
Highly Commended: Lui Straccia, Luton and Dunstable Express
DAILY/SUNDAY REPORTER OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Allison Morris, The Irish News
Highly Commended: Ben Kendall, Eastern Daily Press
FRONT PAGE OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Help Us Grow, Bristol Evening Post
SCOOP OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Jeanette Oldham, Sunday Mercury
Highly Commended: Lui Straccia, Luton and Dunstable Express
CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
WINNER: End the Indignity, Norwich Evening News
Highly Commended: You Saved Tea Bar, Greenock Telegraph
Highly Commended: Jet Set NHS, The Irish News
WEEKLY NEWSPAPER (BELOW 20,000)
WINNER: Derry News
Highly Commended: Ham & High
WEEKLY NEWSPAPER (ABOVE 20,000)
WINNER: Essex Chronicle
DAILY/SUNDAY NEWSPAPER (BELOW 25,000)
WINNER: News & Star, Carlisle
DAILY/SUNDAY NEWSPAPER (ABOVE 25,000)
WINNER: The Irish News
Highly Commended: Yorkshire Post
REGIONAL NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
WINNER: The Irish News
