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LAURA receives her award from Russell Whitehair, vice-president of the Newspaper Society, and Adrian Worsley, managing director of Clarksons
Our Laura is country's best
4/12/2006
OBSERVER reporter Laura Sharpe has won a top trophy at the annual Newspaper Society awards.
Laura, 26, who has been with the paper for just over a year, took the title of Best News Journalist, Paid-For Weekly Newspapers, in competition with reporters from all over the country.
Laura, who lives in Middleton, Manchester, was presented with a silver trophy and certificate at a glittering ceremony at the Marriot Forest of Arden Hotel near Coventry.
The portfolio of work which won her the coveted prize included a story exposing a drug dealer in Church and a murder trial background piece.
Judges said her work showed good links with contacts in the community.
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