Regional newspaper and magazine publisher Archant hosted its annual awards last Friday to recognise the achievements of its staff.

The regional publisher, whose flagship titles are the Eastern Anglian Daily Times, the Eastern Daily Press, the Evening News and the Evening Star, hailed its editorial, commercial and support staff as ‘the best in the industry’.

Winners included Archant Dialogue ad sales manager Samantha Overton who doubled turnover in the last three years, Archant Specialist editor Sean Samuels who won the ‘Editorial Person of the Year’ award and Archant Life ad director Dominic Green who transformed the London division within his first year in the business.