Multi award-winning local newspaper reporter Gareth Davies has announced he is quitting his job at the Croydon Advertiser.

The four-time Regional Press Awards Weekly Reporter of the Year recipient took to Twitter last night to reveal his decision to walk away from the title where he began his journalism career eight years ago as a trainee reporter.

Last month widespread editorial cuts, including the loss of more than 13 jobs, were announced at Trinity Mirror-owned Local World newspapers in the south East, including Davies’ own Croydon Advertiser.