Two journalists on the Oxford Mail's sister paper,The Oxford Times, scooped top places in the Newsquest Media Group annual awards.

Sports editor of The Oxford Times, Richard Tilley, was runner-up for sports writer of the year and David Hall, a former sub-editor on the paper, was runner-up for weekly newspaper designer of the year.

Mr Tilley and Mr Hall, who is now at Newsquest's Bolton Evening News, attended an awards ceremony in London on June 19.

Mr Hall was also shortlisted in the category last year.