THE Dewsbury Reporter has been named the weekly Yorkshire Newspaper of the Year at the Yorkshire Press Awards.
The Reporter picked up the award for the region's best weekly paper at an awards ceremony at the Ceder Court Hotel in Wakefield last night.
The paper was also highly commended in the Front Page of the Year category for a page one story featuring M
P Shahid Malik.
Editor Hannah Ridgeway said: "This is a fantastic achievement for all those involved with the paper. The Yorkshire Press Awards are extremely competitive and it is very gratifying to be recognised for the work we do.
"The Reporter will continue with its commitment to high quality journalism bringing you the stories big and small, the news, views and opinions in a truthful, considered and balanced way.
"We are here for our readers and because of our readers. It is you who makes the news and reads the news so thank you to all our readers for your support, your interest and your continued interaction with the Dewsbury Reporter."
Reporter Series photographer Diane Allen was highly commended in the Photographer of the Year (Weekly) category, which snapper Jake Oakley was also shortlisted for.
Former Reporter journalist Claire Armstrong, who was recently promoted to news editor of the Batley and Birstall News, was named the News Reporter of the Year for a weekly paper.
Reporter deputy editor Kate Wobschall was short listed for headline writer of the year while Olivia Midgley, a reporter at the Spenborough Guardian was shortlisted for Trainee Journalist of the Year.
