YOUR Argus scooped a top design honour in the annual Newsquest awards, hotly contested between the group's 17 daily and more than 300 weekly newspapers spread throughout the country.

Chief sub-editor Caroline Woollard won the sub-editor/designer of the year award while the Argus was highly commended in the best percentage increase in circulation for a daily newspaper.

Caroline, 48, who started her journalistic career with BBC Radio Bristol, entered six examples of her work in the category. For a full list of awards go to www.newsquest.co.uk/nol/