The Sutton Guardian has been shortlisted for a top award.
The newspaper has been shortlisted in the Weekly Newspaper of the Year (Free) Category at the EDF Energy London and the South of England Media Awards 2009, run in association with the HoldtheFrontPage media website.
Thais Portilho-Shrimpton has also been shortlisted in the Newcomer of the Year category.
The awards will be announced at a lunchtime awards ceremony at The Globe Theatre, London, on Thursday October 22.
Assistant editor Matthew Knowles said: “I am very pleased for Thais who, despite the fact she has been here for less than a year, has provided excellent coverage of the area resulting in a string of scoops for the paper.”
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