Newspaper Printer of the Year

The Agfa Premier Award

Joint Winners

For the first time in the history of The Newspaper Awards the judges could not reach a unanimous points decision for the top entry so joint winners have been awarded.

Independent Newspapers (Irish Independent)

The Irish Times

Commended

Yorkshire Post Newspapers (Yorkshire Post)

Nominated

Independent Newspapers (Sunday Independent),

Mortons Print Horncastle (Eastern Eye)

Newsquest (The Herald)

From left to right: Jon Culshaw, Brendan Elebert, general manager, Citywest print plant, Independent Newspapers (Irish Independent) and Freddie Snowe, press/publishing manager, The Irish Times receive their join awards from Laurence Robberts, director, Agfa Graphic Systems

National Newspaper of the Year

The MAN Roland Premier Award

Winner

The Times

Highly Commended

The Sun

Joint Commended

The Irish Independent & The Irish Times

Nominated

The Guardian

The Independent

From left to right: Jon Culshaw, Norman Revill, director of web sales/service, Man Roland, presents the trophy to Norman Lane, production editor of The Times

Regional Newspaper of the Year

The Goss International Premier Award

Winner

Reading Evening Post

Joint Highly Commended

Leicester Mercury
Western Daily Press

Nominated

Daily Echo (Bournemouth)

Evening Star (Ipswich)

Evening Chronicle (Newcastle)

Shropshire Star

From left to right: Jon Culshaw, Andy Murrill, editor, Reading Evening Post (centre) and Shane Lancaster, senior vice president & general manager Goss UK

Sunday Newspaper of the Year

The Digital Technology International Premier Award

Winner

The Sunday Times

Highly Commended

Sunday Herald

Commended

Sunday Independent

Nominated

The Herald

The Mail on Sunday

The Observer

From left to right: Jon Culshaw, Geoffrey Walker, managing director of Digital Technology International (right) presents the award to Ian Coxon, managing editor, production, The Sunday Times

Environmental Newspaper Company of the Year

The UPM Shotton Paper Premier Award

Winner

Guardian Newspapers

Highly Commended

News International (Knowsley)

Commended

Johnston Press Printing Division

Nominated

Mortons Print – Horncastle

From left to right: Jon Culshaw, Joe Clark, director of print, distribution and circulation, Guardian Newspapers (centre) receives the award from Kevin Lyden, managing director UPM-Kymmene (UK)

Most Outstanding Use of Colour

The Publishing Needs SeeColor Award

Winner

The Herald

Highly Commended

Reading Evening Post

Joint Commended

Garden News

Nominated

Daily Mirror

West Sussex Gazette

From left to right: Jon Culshaw, Richard Kemm, sales director for Publishing Needs with Robert Wood, production director, The Herald (centre)

Niche Market Newspaper of the Year

The Newspaper Awards Trophy

Winner

Angling Times

Highly Commended

Farmers Guardian

Commended

Antiques Trade Gazette

Nominated

Classic Car Weekly

Times Higher Education Supplement

Trials & Motocross News

From left to right: Peter Griffiths, MD Peterborough Web, receives the award on behalf of Angling Times from Helen Hargreaves of the Newspaper Awards team and Jon Culshaw

The Regional Weekly Newspaper of the Year

The IDAB WAMACAward

Winner

The Oxford Times

Highly Commended

Farnborough Courier

Commended

Galway Advertiser

Nominated

Bracknell Standard

Guildford Times

Tamworth Herald

From left to right: Jon Culshaw, Dr Jurgen Rautert, president Heidelberg postpress with Derek Holmes, editor, The Oxford Times (centre)

Most Innovative Technology of the Year

The AdFast Award

Winner

The Guardian and The Observer – Digital Editions

Highly Commended

The Sunday Times – The Month

Commended

Telegraph.co.uk – Screenprint

Nominated

Midland News Association – PDF Pagination Project

Newsquest (Bradford) – Management Information System

The Northcliffe Press (Leicester) – Automatic Palletiser

From left to right: Jon Culshaw, Noll Scott, system developer, Guardian & Observer (centre), with AdFast’s Jim Black

Heatset Colour Supplement of the Year

The Precision Colour Printing Award

Winner

How to Spend It (Weekend FT)

Highly Commended

You Magazine (The Mail on Sunday)

Commended

OM (The Observer)

Nominated

The Herald Magazine

Music Monthly (The Observer)

Night & Day (The Mail on Sunday)

From left to right: Jon Culshaw, Gillian de Bono, editor of FT’s How to Spend It and Alex Evans, sales director of precision Colour Printing

Coldset Colour Supplement of the Year

The Usher Walker Award

Winner

The Irish Times Magazine

Highly Commended

Weekend (Irish Independent)

Commended

Home (The Sunday Times)

Nominated

Daily Echo Magazine (Bournemouth)

Drive (Cambridge Newspapers)

Property Guide (Derby Evening Telegraph)

From left to right: Jon Culshaw, Joe Breen, production, presentation and design editor Irish Times (centre), receives the award from Mike Betts. national accounts manager, Usher Walker

Newspaper Design of the Year

The Creo Award

Winner

The Mail on Sunday

Highly Commended

The Independent

Commended

Daily Mirror

Nominated

The Herald

The Journal (Newcastle)

From left to right: Jon Culshaw, Henry Nolan, design editor, The Mail on Sunday (centre) with Colin Fourmy of Creo Newspaper Solutions

Best Daily Newspaper on the World Wide Web

The pcsdotNet Award for daily electronic newspapers – run by a daily newspaper publishing centre

Winner

Guardian Unlimited

Highly Commended

Sun Online

Commended

FT.com

Nominated

Belfast Telegraph

EDP24

The Scotsman

From left to right: Jon Culshaw, Mark Read, sales manager, pcsdotNet (left) with Simon Waldman, director of digital publishing & specialist publications, Guardian Unlimited and colleague

Best Weekly Newspaper on the World Wide Web

The pcsdotNet Award for weekly electronic newspapers – run by a weekly newspaper publishing centre

Winner

Sunday Herald

Highly Commended

Kent Online

Jewish Chronicle

Commended

News Shopper

Pink ‘Un

Watford Observer

From left to right: Andrew Jaspan, editor Sunday Herald (centre), Mark Read of pcsdotNet and Jon Culshaw

Personality of the Year

The Production Journal Award

Paul Liggins, Midland News Association – main board director

From left to right: Jon Culshaw, Gary Cullum, editor and publisher of Production Journal, presenting the award to Paul Liggins (right), director Midland News Association

Innovation of the Year

The Independent – Compact Edition

From left to right: Jon Culshaw, Gary Cullum, editor and publisher of Production Journal, presenting the award to Paul Liggins (right), director Midland News Association