Highland News and Media sports reporter named on shortlist for feature writer of the year at Highlands and Islands Press Awards

One Highland News and Media journalist has been shortlisted for a gong at the Highlands and Islands Press Awards.

Sports reporter Andrew Henderson, who lives in Dingwall and contributes to a range of titles across the company including the Ross-shire Journal, is one of the nominees for the feature writer of the year prize.

Mr Henderson's nomination comes off the back of his independent work on website Pride of the Terraces, which is dedicated to sharing LGBT+ stories in sport through in-depth interviews.

He faces competition from Mark Harcus of The Orcadian and Brian Wilson from the Stornoway Gazette for the prize.

Highland News and Media are represented elsewhere in the nominees, with the Strathspey and Badenoch Herald on the shortlist for newspaper of the year.

Their rivals in that category are the Shetland Times, and the West Highland Free Press.

From the Elgin office, Craig Christie is one of the nominees for sports reporter of the year.

Also from along the A96, Beth Taylor is part of the three-person shortlist for photographer of the year.

In total there are 10 award categories, and the nominees will not have to wait too much longer to find out if they have won.

That is because all winners will be revealed as part of the Highlands and Islands Press Ball at the Kingsmills Hotel in Inverness on Friday, February 3.

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