Public Relations awards
Here is a list of awards the county council has won for its public relations work since the year 2000.
| Year | Award | Category | Project | Awarding body | National / Regional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Winner | PR Team of the Year (in house) | Team | Fresh PR Awards | National |
| 2012 | Finalist | Freshest Use of Print Media | b_line Magazine | Fresh PR Awards | National |
| 2011 | Winner | Best Public Sector Category | Big Society | CIPR Midlands Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2011 | Winner | Best Use of Measurement and Evaluation | Big Society | CIPR Midlands Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2011 | Finalist | In-House Team of the Year | Team | CIPR Midlands Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2011 | Winner | In-house Public Sector Team of the Year | Team | Public Relations Consultants Association Awards | National |
| 2011 | Finalist | Public Sector Value for Money | Fostering Recruitment Campaign | Public Relations Consultants Association Awards | National |
| 2011 | Winner | Best Community Relations | Big Society | Public Services Communications Awards | National |
| 2011 | Highly Commended | Best Publication | b_line magazine | Public Services Communications Awards | National |
| 2011 | Finalist | Best Internal Communications Campaign | Teenage Pregnancy Partnership Sexual Health USB | Public Services Communications Awards | National |
| 2011 | Finalist | In-house Team | Team | Public Services Communications Awards | National |
| 2011 | Finalist | Internal Communications Excellence | Derbyshire Teenage Pregnancy Partnership Sexual Health USB | CIPR Local Public Services Group | National |
| 2011 | Highly Commended | Partnership Excellence | Bright Sparks Recycle | CIPR Local Public Services Group | National |
| 2011 | Finalist | Communicators of the Year | Team | CIPR Local Public Services Group | National |
| 2011 | Winner | Local Authority of the Year | Team | Good Communication Awards | National |
| 2011 | Winner | Contact Centre of the Year | Call Derbyshire | Good Communication Awards | National |
| 2011 | Winner | Council Publication of the Year | b_line magazine | Good Communication Awards | National |
| 2011 | Commended | Contact Centre Training Award | Call Derbyshire | Good Communication Awards | National |
| 2011 | Commended | Print Innovation Award | Sexual Health Z-card | Good Communication Awards | National |
| 2011 | Commended | Government Communicator Award | Rod Cook | Good Communication Awards | National |
| 2011 | Bronze | Partnership | Bright Sparks Recycle | LGComms Reputation Awards | National |
| 2011 | Highly Commended | Publication | Reach magazine | LGComms Reputation Awards | National |
| 2010 | Gold | Best Magazine | b_line magazine | Midlands CIPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2010 | Gold | Best Use of Photography or Design | OK? USB Flip Cards | Midlands CIPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2010 | Finalist | Best Magazine | Reach | Midlands CIPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2010 | Finalist | Outstanding In-House Public Relations Team | Team | Midlands CIPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2010 | Winner | Best corporate publication - not for profit / public | b_line magazine | Corp Comms Awards | National |
| 2010 | Winner | Best Integrated Communications Campaign | Fostering | Public Service Awards | Regional |
| 2010 | Winner | Best Publication | Reach Magazine | Public Service Awards | Regional |
| 2010 | Commended | Most Effective Use of Social Marketing | What's stopping you? | Public Service Awards | Regional |
| 2010 | Finalist | Best In-house Communications Team | Team | Public Service Awards | Regional |
| 2010 | Finalist | Best Publication | b_line Magazine | Public Service Awards | Regional |
| 2010 | Highly Commended | Best Publication | Reach Magazine | CIPR Local Public Services Group - Excellence Awards | National |
| 2010 | Winner | PR Team of the Year (in house) | Team | Fresh PR Awards | National |
| 2010 | Winner | Freshest Integrated Communications | Fostering Recruitment Campaign | Fresh PR Awards | National |
| 2010 | Finalist | Freshest Community Relations | What's Stopping You? | Fresh PR Awards | National |
| 2010 | Finalist | Freshest Public Sector Campaign | Trusted Trader | Fresh PR Awards | National |
| 2010 | Finalist | Freshest Public Sector Campaign | Fostering Recruitment Campaign | Fresh PR Awards | National |
| 2009 | Gold | Best Community Relations Campaign | What's Stopping You? | Midlands CIPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2009 | Silver | Best Campaign £10k and under | Trusted Trader | Midlands CIPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2009 | Silver | Best Use of Social Media | Local Elections | Midlands CIPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2009 | Finalist | Best Website or Microsite | TooDoo | Midlands CIPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2009 | Finalist | Outstanding In-House Public Relations Team | Team | Midlands CIPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2009 | Winner | Best Business to Business Campaign (in-house) | Trusted Trader | Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) | National |
| 2009 | Winner | Communications Team of the Year | Team | CIPR Local Public Services Excellence Awards | National |
| 2009 | Winner | Publications Excellence | Quid's In Magazine | CIPR Local Public Services Excellence Awards | National |
| 2009 | Winner | Digital Excellence | Election 2009 | CIPR Local Public Services Excellence Awards | National |
| 2009 | Winner | Campaign of the Year | Trusted Trader | CIPR Local Public Services Excellence Awards | National |
| 2009 | Winner | Hard to Reach Communications | What's Stopping You? | CIPR Local Public Services Excellence Awards | National |
| 2009 | Finalist | Best Green Campaign | Fly-tipping - Help put a stop to it | PR Week Awards | National |
| 2009 | Finalist | Internal Service Team of the Year | Call Derbyshire Social Care Service | Association for Public Service Excellence | National |
| 2009 | Winner | Best Print | TooDoo | Good Communications Awards | National |
| 2009 | Finalist | Best Campaign | Fostering campaign | Good Communications Awards | National |
| 2009 | Finalist | Casualty Reduction | Bikes Aren't Dangerous… | National Transport Awards | National |
| 2009 | Silver | Value for Money | Fostering campaign | LGComms Reputation Awards | National |
| 2009 | Commended | Best Publication | Quid's In | LGComms Reputation Awards | National |
| 2009 | Grand Prix Winner | Best overall campaign | Bikes Aren't Dangerous… | Fresh PR Awards | National |
| 2009 | Winner | Best integrated campaign | Bikes Aren't Dangerous… | Fresh PR Awards | National |
| 2009 | Highly Commended | Best community relations campaign | This is Me | Fresh PR Awards | National |
| 2009 | Highly Commended | Green PR | Fly-tipping - Help put a stop to it | Fresh PR Awards | National |
| 2009 | Finalist | Public Sector Campaign | This is Me | Fresh PR Awards | National |
| 2008 | Finalist | Best Green Press | Fly-tipping - Help put a stop to it | The Green Awards | National |
| 2008 | Finalist | Public Sector | This Is Me | PRCA Awards | National |
| 2008 | Finalist | Most effective service transformation project | Integration of daytime social care enquiries | North West Call and Contact Centre Awards | Regional |
| 2008 | Finalist | Public Sector | This Is Me | CIPR Excellence Awards | National |
| 2008 | Gold | Community Relations | This Is Me | Midlands CIPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2008 | Finalist | Community Relations | Fly-tipping - Help put a stop to it | Midlands CIPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2008 | Finalist | Public Sector | This Is Me | Midlands CIPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2008 | Silver | Integrated Communications | Bikes Aren't Dangerous… | Midlands CIPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2008 | Finalist | Integrated Communications | This Is Me | Midlands CIPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2008 | Silver | Best Use of Photography or Design | This Is Me | Midlands CIPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2008 | Silver | Best Newspaper or Magazine | Insight | Midlands CIPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2008 | Finalist | Best Event | Excellence in the Community Awards | Midlands CIPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2008 | Finalist | Best Newspaper or Magazine | b_line mag | Midlands CIPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2008 | Finalist | Outstanding In-House PR Team | Team | Midlands CIPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2008 | Silver | Best Leaflet | Helping Boys Succeed | Midlands CIPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2008 | Finalist | Best Leaflet | Uni 4 U | Midlands CIPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2008 | Finalist | Best Publication | One and All | CIPR President's Grand Prix Awards | National |
| 2008 | Winner | Best Leaflet | Helping Boys Succeed at School | CIPR Local Government Group Awards | National |
| 2008 | Finalist | Best Communications Partnership | Bikes Aren't Dangerous | CIPR Local Government Group Awards | National |
| 2008 | Highly Commended | Outstanding In-House PR Team | Team | CIPR President's Grand Prix Awards | National |
| 2008 | Finalist | Best Take-up and Growth Campaign | 24hr Library Campaign | eGovernment Excellence Awards | National |
| 2007 | Gold | Best Publications | One and All | Midlands CIPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2007 | Finalist | Integrated Communications | Access to services | Midlands CIPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2007 | Gold | In-house PR Team | Team | Midlands CIPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2006 | Highly Commended | Best Integrated PR Campaign | Gold Card | CIPR President's Grand Prix Awards | National |
| 2006 | Winner | The PR Team of the Year, In-house | Team | Midlands CIPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2006 | Winner | Best Integrated PR Campaign | Gold Card | Midlands CIPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2006 | Winner | Best Newsletter | Gold Card Magazine | Midlands CIPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2006 | Silver | Community Campaign | Are You Old Enough? | Midlands CIPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2006 | Silver | Use of Internal Communication | It's Your Shout | Midlands CIPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2006 | Silver | Public Sector Programme | Quid's In? | Midlands CIPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2006 | Finalist | Use of Photography | Face of B-Line Bus | Midlands CIPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2006 | Finalist | Low Budget Campaign | Yuk | Midlands CIPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2006 | Finalist | Low Budget Campaign | Governor Recruitment | Midlands CIPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2005 | Winner | Local Authority of The Year | Team | Good Communication Awards | National |
| 2005 | Runner-up | Council Publication of The Year | Derbyshire Insight | Good Communication Awards | National |
| 2005 | Commended | Most Effective Print Campaign | b_line | Good Communication Awards | National |
| 2005 | Finalist | Best Mixed Media Campaign | Gold Card | Good Communication Awards | National |
| 2005 | Finalist | Government to Citizen Communication | Quid's in | Good Communication Awards | National |
| 2005 | Finalist | Best Publication - Design | b_line magazine | Good Communication Awards | National |
| 2005 | Joint Winner | Kevin Galloway Award | Quid's in | LG Communications | National |
| 2005 | Finalist | Kevin Galloway Award | Stop Hurting | LG Communications | National |
| 2005 | Finalist | Kevin Galloway Award | Gold Card | LG Communications | National |
| 2005 | Finalist | PR On A Shoestring | Governor Recruiting | CIPR local government group | National |
| 2005 | Runner-up | The Brindley Medal | Are You Old Enough? | Trading Standards Institute | National |
| 2005 | Finalist | Best Campaign | Quid's in | CIPR local government group | National |
| 2005 | Winner | The PR Team Of The Year | Team | Midlands IPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2005 | Winner | Grand Prix − Best Entry | Stop Hurting | Midlands IPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2005 | Winner | Community Campaign | Stop Hurting | Midlands IPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2005 | Winner | Public Sector Programme | Stop Hurting | Midlands IPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2005 | Winner | Best Newsletter | Derbyshire Insight | Midlands IPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2005 | Silver | Community Campaign | b_line | Midlands IPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2005 | Silver | Integrated Pr Campaign | b_line | Midlands IPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2005 | Finalist | Consumer Campaign | Consumer Safety | Midlands IPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2005 | Finalist | Low Budget Campaign | Big Vote | Midlands IPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2004 | Winner | Best Publication/Leaflet | b_line magazine | IPR local government group | National |
| 2004 | Finalist | Best Campaign | Stop Hurting | IPR local government group | National |
| 2004 | Finalist | Media Relations | Community Safety | IPR local government group | National |
| 2004 | Finalist | Newspapers | Insight | CiB Awards | National |
| 2004 | Winner | External Publications | b_line magazine | CiB Awards | National |
| 2003 | Winner | Best Newsletter | b_line magazine | Midlands IPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2003 | Finalist | Team Of The Year | Team | Midlands IPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2003 | Winner | Best Online Community Website | b_line website | Newspaper Society | National |
| 2003 | Winner | Communicators Of The Year | Team | IPR local government group | National |
| 2003 | Finalist | Best Integrated Pr Campaign | b_line: The BIG Vote | IPR Excellence Awards | National |
| 2003 | Winner | Best Use Of New Media | b_line: The buzz | IPR local government group | National |
| 2003 | Finalist | Best Integrated Pr Campaign | b_line: The BIG Vote | Midlands IPR Pride Awards | Regional |
| 2003 | Finalist | PR On A Shoestring | Six Term Year | IPR local government group | National |
| 2003 | Finalist | Best Civic Newspaper | Insight | IPR local government group | National |
| 2003 | Winner | Best Campaign | b_line: The BIG Vote | IPR local government group | National |
| 2003 | Finalist | Best Publication | b_line magazine | IPR local government group | National |
| 2002 | Winner | Communications Team Of The Year | Team | Local Government Chronicle | National |
| 2002 | Finalist | Outstanding Achievement By An In-House Public Relations Team | Team | IPR Excellence Awards | National |
| 2002 | Winner | In-House PR Practitioner Of The Year | Rod Cook | Midlands IPR Cream Awards | Regional |
| 2002 | Silver | Best In-House Department | Team | Midlands IPR Cream Awards | Regional |
| 2002 | Winner | Grand Prix - Cream Of The Regions | Young Achievers | IPR Excellence Awards | National |
| 2002 | Winner | Best Marketing Campaign | b_line | Bus Industry Award | National |
| 2002 | Winner | Travel Information Award | b_line | National Transport Award | National |
| 2002 | Finalist | Best Community Campaign | b_line | IPPR and Guardian Public Involvement Award | National |
| 2002 | Finalist | Best Integrated Campaign | b_line | IPR Excellence Awards | National |
| 2001 | Winner | Midlands Grand Prix 2001 | Young Achievers | Midlands IPR Cream Awards | Regional |
| 2001 | Winner | Best In House Campaign 2001 | Young Achievers | Midlands IPR Cream Awards | Regional |
| 2001 | Winner | Best Integrated Public Relations Campaign | b_line | Midlands IPR Cream Awards | Regional |
| 2001 | Winner | Best Internal Communications Campaign | Derbyshire Governor | IPR Local Government Group | National |
| 2001 | Commended | Best Media Relations Campaign | Foot and Mouth | IPR Local Government Group | National |
| 2001 | Commended | Communicators Of The Year | Team | IPR Local Government Group | National |
| 2001 | Commended | Campaign Of The Year | b_line | IPR Local Government Group | National |
| 2001 | Highly Commended | Public Sector Award | Young Achievers | Big Issue in the North Awards | Regional |
| 2000 | Winner | Best Publication | Derbyshire Insight | IPR Local Government Group | National |
| 2000 | Winner | Best Use Of E-Media Award | Adoption on the Internet | IPR Local Government Group | National |
| 2000 | Commended | Communicators Of The Year | Team | IPR Local Government Group | National |