Yorkshire Post journalist Greg Wright has won the 20th award of his career as judges praised his “really emotive articles” highlighting financial injustices affecting thousands of innocent people.

Deputy business editor Mr Wright was named as the Nations and Regions Journalist of the Year at the Headlinemoney Awards for the second successive year at a ceremony in London on Tuesday night.

It is the fourth time he has won the regional journalism prize and Yorkshire Post business reporters have now won the accolade in five of the past six years. His entries this year focused on investigative reports into the human impact of the cladding scandal and the collapse of SSB Law.

The commendation for his work stated: “Greg’s articles showed how financial issues play out in different communities, demonstrating a very clear understanding of who his readers were. He showed how to bring fresh relevance to topics with strong regional angles, drawing in comment from key sources.

Greg Wright was a winner at the Headlinemoney awards in London last night. Picture courtesy of Peter Ranscombe.

placeholder image — Greg Wright was a winner at the Headlinemoney awards in London last night. Picture courtesy of Peter Ranscombe.

“The topics, such as living with cladding, were told through the voices of the people most impacted and this impressed the judges: ‘Really emotive articles which use case studies to demonstrate impact on real people,’ said one judge.”

Rosemary Gallagher was highly commended in the same category for her work at The Scotsman and praised for “top-class articles talking about the basics of personal finance”.

Mr Wright first started working for The Yorkshire Post in 1997 and after a spell at the Press Association has been the title’s deputy business editor since 2004.

He said: "I was delighted to retain my title as Nations and Regions Journalist of the Year at the Headlinemoney awards. It was an honour to appear on the shortlist alongside so many great journalists, including my friend and colleague Chris Burn.

"It's the 20th title of my career and I remain extremely proud to work with such a fantastic team at The Yorkshire Post.

"My entry focused on the cladding scandal and the injustice caused by the collapse of SSB Law.

"Both of these terrible sagas have caused deep distress to thousands of innocent people.

"Congratulations also to Rosemary Gallagher from The Scotsman for earning a Highly Commended. These awards really underline the importance of a vibrant, independent regional press."

Yorkshire Post editor James Mitchinson said: “The thing about Greg is, he cares. He puts himself in the position of those for whom he campaigns, conducting his journalism as though he has skin in the game. We are enormously proud of him.”

The event also saw Yorkshire Building Society win the Thought Leadership Media Campaign – General Interest category for its work on the need for improved financial education.

The initiative was described by judges as “a socially impactful campaign supported by research and extensive media reach”.