And the Regional Media Awards go to...

Published: 21 October, 2010

THE CAMDEN New Journal and our sister paper the Islington Tribune scooped two prestigious awards at today's EDF Energy Hold The Front Page regional press awards.

At a glitzy ceremony at Lingfield Racecourse, Surrey, we scooped Campaign of the Year for our work on helping save the Archway Whittington Hospital's accident and emergency unit in the Spring: our readers will recall how not only did the CNJ and the Islington Tribune highlight the issues around the potential closure of the busy department, we helped organise a protest that saw 5,000 people march up Holloway Road, with our double-decker battle bus complete with jazz band at the front. 

The New Journal was also named Free Newspaper of the Year in a hotly contested category with judges having to choose from titles owned by some of the UK's biggest media companies