Birmingham Living named Magazine of the Year at Midlands Media Awards

Birmingham Living won the Magazine of the Year 2025 trophy at the Midlands Media Awards, organised by Birmingham Press Club and held at the Burlington Hotel, Birmingham. The Awards, revived for the first time since Covid, attracted more than 200 guests and were supported by Birmingham Airport, Birmingham Chinatown Business Association, HSBC UK, NUJ Birmingham & Coventry Branch and University of Worcester. Wolverhampton-based Express & Star retained its crown as Newspaper of the Year (Daily), while the Birmingham Mail won Best Website. The Stratford Herald was Newspaper of the Year (Weekly). For the first time, the Awards also featured a number of categories aimed at media students.

Captions:

1 Ian Reddington, Amber Westgate
2 Barbara Goulden, Chris Morley, Sue Green, Beverly Rademacher
3 The BBC team
4 Charlotte Coles, Georgie Stratford, Kieran Williams, Olivia Warburton
5 Maddy McCrann-Smith, Rachael Taylor, Al Titterington, Francesca Ballar, Rebecca Williams
6 Noah Cole, Kara Joubert, Jamie Johnson, Iona Goodall, Oliver Castle
7 The ITV News Central team
8 Hazel Horton-Peppercorn, Helen Toomey Hesk