Overview

• Online nominations opened on Monday, September 15, and close on Sunday, September 21 via QR codes and web forms.
• A top-10 shortlist will be published on Monday, September 22, with finalists featured online and in print.
• Reader voting will take place using printed coupons from Monday, September 29, to Saturday, October 11.
• Winners are set to be announced in the week commencing Monday, October 20.
• The drives are running in the Telegraph & Argus (Bradford), The Press (York), News & Star (North and West Cumbria), and the Lancashire Telegraph, with coverage noting the sector’s £30.4bn GDP contribution in 2024.