THE County Gazette's Danielle Morris has won an award in memory of a former reporter on the newspaper.

Danielle has been presented with the Leanne Gibbons Trophy, which is awarded to the young reporter of the year working for Newsquest Somerset, which incorporates the Gazette and its sister titles.

The award is presented annually by Cedric and Lesley Gibbons, the parents of Leanne, a trainee reporter on the Gazette and the Mid Devon Star, who died in 2005 at the age of 23.