Bio

Background and Format: The Echo is published by Newsquest Media Group daily and is aimed at residents of Basildon, Southend and Castle Point in Essex. Covers news, sport and what's on. For more information about advertising rates, the team can be reached here. Circulation:  The combination of the three different editions - Southend, Basildon and Canvey. Source: ABC (print and digital edition combined). Awards: 2016 - Regional Press Awards, Campaign of the Year: Cancer scanner campaign (nominated) 2013 - Regional Press Awards, Scoop of the Year: The many lives of Basildon’s own Walter Mitty (nominated) 2013 - EDF Energy East of England Media Awards, Community Campaign of the Year: Save Our Blood Tests (nominated) 2012 - EDF Energy East of England Media Awards, Daily Newspaper of the Year (winner) 2008 - Circulation, Editorial and Promotions Awards 2008, Winners List Scoop of the Year (Bronze) 2004 - Archant Paid Newspaper of the Year Alerts: Gorkana Alert: Wednesday 7 November 2012 Newsquest has produced apps of ten of its newspapers for the new Amazon Kindle Fire and Fire HD tablets. Apps have been created for The Northern Echo, The Oxford Times, The Argus (Brighton), Sutton Guardian, Worcester News, Stourbridge News, Hampshire Sports Pink, Colchester Daily Gazette, Swindon Advertiser and the Southend, Basildon and Castlepoint Echo. They are available from the Kindle Newsstand and have been developed in partnership with technology company PageSuite. For more information, Managing Director of Newsquest Digital Media Roger Green can be reached at rgreen@newsquest.co.uk